> Your version of the question has the qualifier "in local elections".
Yes, the point is that qualifier works because when you're talking about people voting "in the USA," you can be talking about local or federal elections. "In federal elections, how many people vote in local elections" makes no sense. "In the USA, how many people vote in local elections" makes sense, because voting in the USA can encompass both local and national elections.
I understand that there are many people who ignore local elections. But I disagree that talking about voting "in the USA" means that local elections should be excluded.
> In other words "in the USA elections" implicitly points
You're using quotations for something that wasn't said. The original comment was "in the USA, can illegal immigrants vote?"
Yes, the point is that qualifier works because when you're talking about people voting "in the USA," you can be talking about local or federal elections. "In federal elections, how many people vote in local elections" makes no sense. "In the USA, how many people vote in local elections" makes sense, because voting in the USA can encompass both local and national elections.
I understand that there are many people who ignore local elections. But I disagree that talking about voting "in the USA" means that local elections should be excluded.
> In other words "in the USA elections" implicitly points
You're using quotations for something that wasn't said. The original comment was "in the USA, can illegal immigrants vote?"