Morales and Restrepo are middle-aged janitors employed by ABM, a janitorial services contractor. They often work downtown, and yesterday they were working at Suffolk University.
Morales emigrated from Mexico 11 years ago and holds a dim view of politicians, both in America and in Mexico.
"Politicians promise you and then you never see what you want to see," he said. "In all countries, presidents are the same."
Morales said he has made a conscious decision not to vote in this election.
"I believe abstention is a strong political position," he said. "I just want to say I'm not part of the game. I'm opposed to the game."
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