"I just think that it's a waste of my time," "Because whoever's going to get into office is not going to be influenced based on what my goals are or what my needs are or what the public's needs," he said. "It's going to be driven by capitalism, by big companies . . . Money controls."

"No one's ever pushed me to do it; no one's told me it was important," "They pound you about jobs. 'Get a job, get a job.' They didn't pound you about voting growing up. It doesn't feel relevant to me. It's not a big thing in my life."

"I'd be one person versus millions who probably have spent less time thinking about their vote than I have. "We make point-zero-infinite percentage difference. "

"The state mostly has been controlled by Republicans for years, so many right-leaning nonvoters say their chosen candidate doesn't need their support to win and left-leaners say their candidate will never win. Both sides ask the same question: Why bother?"