I voted stickers rest on a sample ballot ready for voters at a polling place in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber). Picture by Steve Helber AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.
Three momentous votes have taken place this year: two referendums, and a presidential election. Their unexpected results have led many to question electoral and direct democracy and the way it works. However, from a theoretical or conceptual approach, could we not say that democracy is going through its best period?
"If we can predict the outcome of an election (of any kind) then we are not dealing with a true democracy."
