I would venture to guess that most of the people you refer to as "the rich folks here" aren't really rich at all. In fact, many of us are tired being called "rich" (and told to pay taxes as if we were).
Wasting their time until election day, you see the nice thing about the United States, you can be dumb, poor and a loser but you still get to vote.
Anyone who approaches life with an attitude like that is probably going to be dumb, poor, and a loser no matter who they vote for. Which means they are wasting their time even on Election Day, too.
Rich is anyone who's got the good wisdom to live on less than they make and have a little money in savings.
Don't worry, those types don't bother to show up to vote at all. Unless someone offers them a free carton of Marlboros, anyway.