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It works well in Australia, but that's because it's always been that way.
The US congress and the major US parties know precisely how a change to compulsory voting would affect all of their numbers - they have pollsters, they have number crunchers.
I guarantee there are congressmen out there who would be wiped out if this ever happened. Because of that, they would be certain to use their power and oppose this to the fullest extent.
They would sow a lot of discontent about the issue, people would then listen to their rhetoric and become angry about their usurped liberties.
Most mainstream polticians are going to favour and fight for the status quo. In Australia, it is compulsory voting; in America, it is not.
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