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The first time you voted for President. What yr. ? Who did you voted for?

Dancing Fire

Dancing Fire

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I became a US citizen in 1977 at the age of 18. The first time I was eligible to vote for Prez. was in 1980 and I voted for Reagan.

In 1984 I was gonna vote for Reagan again, but on election day when I got home at about 6:00 pm PT I was about to leave the house to go vote, but when I turn on the TV. W. Mondale was getting ready to concede the race to Reagan. I decided not to go to the voting booth that evening.
 
Jimmy Carter. I still think he is a wonderful human being who radiates goodness.
 
The first election I was allowed to vote was in 2012. I don't remember how I voted. Now I dislike Romney so much so I prefer to be thinking I voted for someone else. But I didn't vote for Obama for sure!
 
1980 - Jimmy Carter

But I did vote for Ronald Reagan in 1984.
 
your all so lucky to be able to vote for leader of the free world
 
That's a good question. When I turned 18 the legal voting age was still 21. I was already over 18 but not yet 21 when the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, passed. The first presidential election I voted in was, thus, probably in 1972 when George McGovern ran against Richard Nixon. I would have voted for McGovern, of course. The main issue, then, was the Vietnam War. Nixon was expanding it into Cambodia. McGovern wanted to end it. I also attended one of the Senate Select Committee on Campaign Activities hearings after Nixon was elected and all hell broke loose with the Watergate burglary.
 
Calliecake said:
Jimmy Carter. I still think he is a wonderful human being who radiates goodness.
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I love him. When he was first elected, he scared me to death, but he turned out to be the man I have most liked as our president so far.
 
Ronald Reagan in 1984.
 
Calliecake said:
Jimmy Carter. I still think he is a wonderful human being who radiates goodness.
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J. Carter is a wonderful human being but was a very weak Prez.
 
Like AGBF, either McGovern or Carter. Can't remember that far back.
 
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Clinton in 1996!
 
Demon said:
Like AGFB, either McGovern or Carter. Can't remember that far back.
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I can vaguely remember McGovern vs Nixon in 72. However I'd remember Nixon beating Humphrey in 68.
 
@Dancing Fire I was at least too young to vote in 68! I was actually registered as a republican back when I first voted (I don't really know why!), but I could not pull the lever for whichever the republican was the first time I voted. I keep thinking it was Reagan.
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
your all so lucky to be able to vote for leader of the free world
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THIS! :clap: It frustrates me (and probably countless others) that voting is optional for a key leader of the Western world. This person is crucial to so many countries, whether we like it or not. Having a shitty President affects more than just the USA... Please please choose to utilise your gift of the right to vote, to make positive change in the world.
 
scouty said:
2008 - my freshman year of college. Voted for Obama.

On election night the whole college dorms ran outside and started cheering “Obama”. It was a great memory. I never felt more proud to be an American in that moment and hopeful for the future.

A few years later everyone ran outside the dorms again and celebrated when Osama Bin Laden died. People were cheering “USA” non stop.
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Everyone can feel the Obama magic in the air in 08 but not with this Biden/Harris ticket. There's no oxygen in the air today.

Obama made a great call on killing OBL.... :clap: but when Trump order the killing of Soleimani the Dems sided with the Iranian terrorist... :wall:
 
1992 -Big George (lost to Clinton)
 
1980 and I voted for John Anderson.
 
Any PSers voted in 1960 JFK vs Nixon? :lol:
 
1860 - Lincoln!
 
Jimmy Carter, 1976.
 
The first election I voted in was 2003 (as I turned 18 that year). I haven't missed an election -- even the oddball special elections that hit in spring -- since! That would mean first presidential election was 2004 so George W Bush since I really didn't care for John Kerry after researching both.
 
1988 Dukakis
 
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