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young_at_heart

(3,766 posts)
48. My first election....I voted for Kennedy
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:21 AM
Dec 2012

Seems so long ago now!

Well that's two of us.... NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1
make that a trifecta! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #2
As am I. Cheers. nt DevonRex Dec 2012 #3
Proud member here! CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #4
I voted for Mondale when I was 19 XRubicon Dec 2012 #5
Last Call bahrbearian Dec 2012 #6
Durr WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #8
K&R !!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #7
I hope I'm not showing my age loyalkydem Dec 2012 #9
Voted for Jimmy Carter in '76, my first vote cast as an adult of 18. Never looked back. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #10
My first vote went to Carter also :) jillan Dec 2012 #14
my first HHH in 68 oldhippydude Dec 2012 #29
My first 5th grade debate...advocating for HHH. Oh and remember how those old election Purveyor Dec 2012 #30
same here InsultComicDog Dec 2012 #63
Me too. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #11
Me three curlyred Dec 2012 #28
Didn't become a Democrat until after Obama won the election. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #12
For The Record WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #13
Deployed...I love it. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #17
tactic well understood, Will! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #20
I'm a Democrat. I'm a proud, unreconstructed, card-carrying Democrat. Fridays Child Dec 2012 #41
I have voted 100% for a democrat for decades and decades and will for decades more graham4anything Dec 2012 #42
Ah, context tavalon Dec 2012 #55
Will... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #62
As am I. TDale313 Dec 2012 #15
Born a Democrat, and it was confirmed when I found a note written by my paternal grandmother in jillan Dec 2012 #16
Only time I played hooky in high school. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #18
McGovern...first Presidential Vote. Never, ever voted for an R knowingly, at least. libdem4life Dec 2012 #19
Me too. Its just that easy. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #21
I'm not a member of any organized political party. Loudly Dec 2012 #22
Yep. TDale313 Dec 2012 #43
Max Creek? Cool. union_maid Dec 2012 #23
Squints eyes, leans in with rolled up sleeves and says, Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #24
Reagan Democrat? tavalon Dec 2012 #56
LOL Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #67
so am I hfojvt Dec 2012 #25
TDALE you and I voted around the same time loyalkydem Dec 2012 #26
I was a college student in '92 TDale313 Dec 2012 #38
So jealous loyalkydem Dec 2012 #39
Signed up on my 18th birthday also, after Carter instituted it, IIRC. I voted for Carter in the madinmaryland Dec 2012 #27
We also never had to sign up for the selective service and were able to buy alcohol, which I didn't Purveyor Dec 2012 #31
We had to sign up for the SS, but were able to buy alcohol. 1979. nt madinmaryland Dec 2012 #32
1976 born in '57...we didn't have to. Small window thanks Nixon. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #33
You are not alone Will,,,if I may call you that. sheshe2 Dec 2012 #34
I'm a member of the Democratic Party and this IS Democratic Underground. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #35
K&R SunSeeker Dec 2012 #36
The existence of the GOP Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #37
According to my father I was born a registered Democrat. Ford_Prefect Dec 2012 #40
LOL tavalon Dec 2012 #58
I wonder what percentage of DUers can say that? Maybe 5-10%? Coyotl Dec 2012 #44
As am I. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #45
Well, even though I've foregone the Democratic party for tavalon Dec 2012 #59
It took me a minute to figure out your Vermont statement. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #65
Yup tavalon Dec 2012 #66
Max Creek? Are they still around? (Dumb Question) Gads! Has it been that long!!!! freethought Dec 2012 #46
I voted for Bill Clinton first in my first election. Third Doctor Dec 2012 #47
My first election....I voted for Kennedy young_at_heart Dec 2012 #48
I was about a week too young to vote for Kennedy No Vested Interest Dec 2012 #60
Voted for Clinton in '96... krispos42 Dec 2012 #49
I was born a Democrat. Lugnut Dec 2012 #50
I've been a registered Democrat since I was 17 TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #51
Proud Leftie here and member of the Democratic Party since 1995 SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2012 #52
I am as well .... Trajan Dec 2012 #53
Does this post have a context? tavalon Dec 2012 #54
I am too.... ReRe Dec 2012 #57
Me too. Cary Dec 2012 #61
My daddy was a card carrying Bircher. Control-Z Dec 2012 #64
I will always be a member of the Democratic Party. UtahLib Dec 2012 #68
proud Democrat since 1976, voted for Carter that year steve2470 Dec 2012 #69
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