Yea the 7 million people staying home and the failure to beat a candidate that wasn ' t even supported by the party that nominated him is totally not evidence of an exodus . Just because they didn ' t go to the Republicans doesn ' t mean they didn ' t bail . If you think 7 million people that usually vote went nah fuck the election this year I ' m out is anything other than a massive group of people bailing on the party then I have some bridges to sell you . What exactly am I looking for excuses for ? <| sep |> I was kind of making a joke here . Sholay is an alltime classic , the defining elements of which now read like tropes of Bollywood and pulpfiction alike . FYI , lots of AmericanTV classics were directly based off of lesserknown , arguably inferior British versions of the same basic storyline . e . g . , The Office , Sanford Son , ect .