[The] candidate who receives the most votes nationwide does not necessarily become president. There is no national election for president, only separate state elections. For a candidate to become president, he or she must win enough state elections to garner a majority of electoral votes. presidential campaigns, therefore, focus on winning states, not on winning a national majority.
It also means that — at least in theory — electors can thwart the popular will and vote for a candidate not supported by the voters of their state.
By choice, I am relinquishing my opportunity to vote in this year’s election. Now, before you start to comment, let me made lay down a few ground rules:
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People who complain about how I didn’t use my “voice” can go to hell.
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People who claim that my vote makes a difference can go to hell too.
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People who try to make points about Bush or Kerry can shove those points up their ass.
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People who tell me who they voted for will be banned.
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Anyone who goes and calls me unpatriotic and unsupportive of our troops—well, I have never cared about your opinions, and I’m not going to bother refuting such assumptions.
So why the no vote? To put it quite simply, I am beyond undecided. My parents, being small business owners, will suffer if Kerry wins. There is also suspicion that he will reinstate the draft if possible. On the other hand, Bush has put us in a war that we should no longer be involved with, and has made it clear that his certain decisions are based on religious beliefs. I do not agree with any of these issues, but they are my main concerns…and both are weighted equally.
Thus I will not vote, and will just let the electoral college do what it has always done—choose our president for us. What is voting really worth then? Practically nothing on a national level…but on a state level, that’s another story. I guess it’s up to you if you feel the need to stand in line for hours just to punch holes in a piece of paper.
Who knows? Tonight we may have an incumbent president, or a new one. Either way, neither of them will truly benefit me.
absolutangel64 
then.. nader is ur man… haha.. damn such fiesty reasons ahha… if i say one of those r u gonna tell me 2 go 2 hell or shove it up my ass or i’ll be banned???
k UR TURN =)
not voting is making a political point too. good for you. and yeah, your reasons are pretty much eactly the same reasons why i think this election sucked. except i voted – and inside, i think i died a little.
And you know what? It’s the USA – you have every right NOT to vote, too. 🙂