[happy_doughnut]

Meryl has a point: when one's state is overly democratic or republican, a "single" vote won't make a difference, really.

Three states that always go to the left are California, New York and Illinois. There are other states, like Pennysilvania and Rhode Island, that usually swing left, too, so in these states your "republican" vote, makes no real difference.

It is the same vice versa: a "democratic" vote in, say, Texas, makes not much of a difference.

Personally, I wasn't a Kerry fan, either. There was something about him that didn't quite grab my interest. However, knowing my own personal state, I would have voted for just about anyone except Bush. Why? Reasons I'd like to keep personal.

I understand what meryl was saying, and her reasons for not voting are justified, as least I think. Plus, she said that her state is a democratic one and that Kerry won there, anyway, so no harm done.

NOW... if someone lives in Ohio and didn't vote, then they desserve to get smacked. Really.

Oh, BTW: Know what's interesting? Washington DC voted 90% for Kerry and only 9% for bush... the very capital of the U$ and NY voted 58% for Kerry and 40% for Bush... the very state that was attacked by terrorists... guess NY and the capital don't trust Dubya, eh? I don't blame them.