I don’t think I really became that cognitive about presidential elections until 2004, when it was John Kerry versus George W. Bush. I never really cared, nor do I really have that much care today about politicians, but it’s safe to say that when I turned 18 in 2000, I was still in a state of not giving a shit about the world, and didn’t bother voting then.
I didn’t vote in 2004 when it was John Kerry versus George W. Bush, because I drug my feet after moving down to Atlanta and didn’t bother registering to vote in the state of Georgia. I didn’t vote in 2008 when it was Barack Obama versus Sarah PalinJohn McCain, because I was just plain negligent, and I was working freelance, and honestly the two hours of wages I would have lost out on to take time to vote were more important to me than voting in a state that would win red pretty much no matter what.