[merylsilverburg]

Originally Posted by happy_doughnut

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.

But see, I don't quite get it. If you didn't like Kerry to begin with, even if you agree with his reasons, how would you know that he will follow through with everything that he says he'll do? What I mean is, if a person didn't like that person's personality/outlook/exterior/whatever, how would you be able to vote for someone you didn't like? Because you won't be able to trust him and his policies, even if he said he'll try to restore America and take care of everything that Bush screwed up. But, maybe this is just me, I'm not asking you to divulge your personal reasons, but I just don't quite see this part.

Originally Posted by happy_doughnut

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.

Err...I don't quite know what happened in Ohio (I didn't see the entire election all the way), but okay...so what if I lived in Ohio and I said I didn't vote and I gave my same exact reasons? So will I get smacked then? I dunno, but I think your response to my post would be different if I did live in Ohio and not one of the pro-Kerry states. I just don't think it's a very fair comment. Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding you?