He is wrong about one thing.
I have always voted. I have never said/thought i was going to vote, and didnt do it.
I dont think nearly everyone says this, he is wrong about that.
Don't put words into his mouth - his words were "nearly all of us" and it may be an over-generalization but not by much.
It could be a circumstance thing.
When I was living on a shoe string as a contractor in Maryland (but still a legal resident of Illinois) in November 2012, I wanted to vote (Mitt) but ended up not bothering to get the absentee ballot.
Since I first became eligible to vote I've never missed an election held in November of an even year.I've either gone to a polling place or have cast an absentee ballot.My attitude is that if I fail to vote I relinquish my right to criticize office holders.