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Danmel

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133. 1980

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 04:33 PM

Nov 2023

Voted for Carter. 1984, voted for Mondale. 1988, voted for Dukakis. Took 12 years will I finally voted for a winner with Bill Clinton.

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What was the first presidential election you voted in? [View all] TSExile Nov 2023 OP

1984, which occurred just days after my 18th birthday. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #1

1988. 19 years old. jimfields33 Nov 2023 #77

Same but it was a few months Bettie Nov 2023 #98

George McGovern. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #2

I also cast my first vote for McGovern calguy Nov 2023 #8

utterly brutal map Celerity Nov 2023 #29

I was living in MA then Frances Nov 2023 #45

I was only about six at the time so I wasn't aware of what was happening Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #111

And Unfortunately that was all. I was so devastated! electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #158

1980 pfitz59 Nov 2023 #3

Nixon vs. McGovern. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #4

1972 for McGovern ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2023 #5

1972, absentee ballot BOSSHOG Nov 2023 #6

Camp Nimitz. Permanut Nov 2023 #126

Ain't dere no more BOSSHOG Nov 2023 #139

1972. McGovern only carried Massachusetts and DC. rsdsharp Nov 2023 #7

Nixon used dirty tricks to eliminate the 3 possible Dems who might have beaten him in 1972 FakeNoose Nov 2023 #20

That is not what happened. former9thward Nov 2023 #89

Bumper stickers after Watergate - JenniferJuniper Nov 2023 #35

1976 Jimmy Carter chicoescuela Nov 2023 #9

Also 1976, voted for Rosalynn Carter's husband. lastlib Nov 2023 #38

Me too. phylny Nov 2023 #72

Same here - Ms. Toad Nov 2023 #103

Same! tosh Nov 2023 #145

1972... 2naSalit Nov 2023 #10

Me too. multigraincracker Nov 2023 #102

1984 at age 21. Eugene Nov 2023 #11

1976 - Carter NewHendoLib Nov 2023 #12

Me too! redwitch Nov 2023 #140

I have never voted Disaffected Nov 2023 #13

Why? Ocelot II Nov 2023 #26

My guess is because they're Canadian. herding cats Nov 2023 #95

Yes, thought they might not be a citizen. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #99

Yes, they is not an American citizen. nt Disaffected Nov 2023 #113

1968 wanderer54 Nov 2023 #14

Lyndon B. Johnson. The voting age was 21 at that point. marybourg Nov 2023 #15

McGovern '72, when I was 20. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2023 #16

I was 20 also that year. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2023 #25

2008 vercetti2021 Nov 2023 #17

1980 Carter. Runningdawg Nov 2023 #18

Me too. BigmanPigman Nov 2023 #56

1964. I don't remember who i voted for. Srkdqltr Nov 2023 #19

I hope it was Johnson. He was the Dem. marybourg Nov 2023 #22

Probably was. Srkdqltr Nov 2023 #91

McGovern/Shriver '72 ☮ walkingman Nov 2023 #21

2016, a couple weeks after I turned 20. I voted in the 2014 midterms as well, and every election since. Celerity Nov 2023 #23

1996, for Bob Dole Polybius Nov 2023 #24

72 McGovern. n/t GP6971 Nov 2023 #27

1996. I voted for Bill Clinton. Niagara Nov 2023 #28

Assume you're from NY musette_sf Nov 2023 #87

I'm originally from NY. The lever that EllieBC Nov 2023 #94

I'm not originally from NY. Niagara Nov 2023 #116

1976, Carter. I was 18. BoomaofBandM Nov 2023 #30

1980. Iggo Nov 2023 #31

Yup, 1972 Same year signed up for selective service Clearheadsam Nov 2023 #32

1988. Voted for Dukakis/Bentsen. Haggard Celine Nov 2023 #33

I've lived in Texas for over 40 years. I would like to say my candidate won, but no LeftInTX Nov 2023 #53

Same here. redqueen Nov 2023 #123

84 Mondale bottomofthehill Nov 2023 #34

1980 gopiscrap Nov 2023 #36

McGovern in 1972 Rhiannon12866 Nov 2023 #37

1972 for McGovern, age 19. PufPuf23 Nov 2023 #39

1960 young_at_heart Nov 2023 #40

I voted in Alabama in 1964 Frances Nov 2023 #44

1988 IbogaProject Nov 2023 #41

Jimmy Carter 1976 Tree Lady Nov 2023 #42

1972 the first vote I ever cast was for George McGovern dflprincess Nov 2023 #43

1968 I voted for Hubert Humphrey, not Tricky Dick. Greybnk48 Nov 2023 #46

I was a college student SCantiGOP Nov 2023 #47

1976. I voted for Gerald Ford, but in 1980 I turned around and voted for Carter over Raygun LeftInTX Nov 2023 #48

1976 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #49

Kennedy - 1960 PuppyBismark Nov 2023 #50

1964 Goldwater vs LBJ nevergiveup Nov 2023 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Nov 2023 #52

1976 Carter MiniMe Nov 2023 #54

Johnson Timewas Nov 2023 #55

1972, lived in Berkeley at the time, voted the Gus Hall/Angela Davis ticket. brush Nov 2023 #57

election day was on my 18th birthday in '76 & i voted for jimmy carter. nt orleans Nov 2023 #58

1980. Carter sdfernando Nov 2023 #59

Carter Reagan Sugarcoated Nov 2023 #60

1980 Carter n/t mockmonkey Nov 2023 #61

1984: Reagan Mondale rpannier Nov 2023 #62

2004 for Kerry MistakenLamb Nov 2023 #63

William Jennings Bryan. I forget the year. Sneederbunk Nov 2023 #64

My first vote was in a presidential primary in California in 1972, I voted for Shirley Chisholm, I will always be proud Walleye Nov 2023 #65

Me too. I want to live in an America where Shirley Chisolm could be elected President. retread Nov 2023 #67

It's funny in those days I was never thinking of "electability". She probably would've done better than McGovern Walleye Nov 2023 #68

Voted overseas in 1972 for George McGovern. Emile Nov 2023 #66

Jimmy Carter in 1976 Mousetoescamper Nov 2023 #69

I was 20 and excited as well. Boomerproud Nov 2023 #70

Reagan vs. Mondale n/t Shrek Nov 2023 #71

Carter '76 ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #73

1972. Back then you had to be 21 to vote, sinkingfeeling Nov 2023 #74

Actually in 72 18 was the voting age. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #122

Yes, but in 1968, when I was 20, I couldn't vote. The age changed in 1971. sinkingfeeling Nov 2023 #147

1968. Sal_NV Nov 2023 #75

1976 Carter Omaha Steve Nov 2023 #76

Jimmy Carter 1976. Akacia Nov 2023 #148

Zappa if..fish..had..wings Nov 2023 #78

1968 Humphrey v Nixon. I was 20 years old yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #79

1972 claudette Nov 2023 #80

McGovern. ificandream Nov 2023 #81

I proudly voted for LBJ in 1964. I was 18. Glorfindel Nov 2023 #82

McGovern in '72. Basic LA Nov 2023 #83

1988 wyldwolf Nov 2023 #84

1976-Carter LuckyCharms Nov 2023 #85

I wasn't old enough until 1972, that year I probably voted for Nixon, not sure. doc03 Nov 2023 #86

Born in '36 so I believe 1960. I do still remember standing in the snow on that really cold snowy day to cast my vote. justhanginon Nov 2023 #88

1960 for me as well. Born mid-Nov. 1935, so just missed 1956 by one week! No Vested Interest Nov 2023 #135

I thought everyone remembered their first election like it was clear as a bell Polybius Nov 2023 #160

I voted for Carter in 1976 hot2na Nov 2023 #90

1972 Mossfern Nov 2023 #92

Very proud to say 1992. EllieBC Nov 2023 #93

1980 MaryMagdaline Nov 2023 #96

Voted for George McGovern. Also worked with him making his regional TV commercials. Liberal In Texas Nov 2023 #97

McGovern Chainfire Nov 2023 #100

1996 TheFarseer Nov 2023 #101

Clinton '92 n/t ok_cpu Nov 2023 #104

1972- McGovern CanonRay Nov 2023 #105

1988 BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2023 #106

I missed voting in the 1980 election by one month William769 Nov 2023 #107

1984 Mondale treestar Nov 2023 #157

1972 dweller Nov 2023 #108

1976 age 19 vote for independent Gene McCarthy Martin Eden Nov 2023 #109

I voted for Kerry in 2004. Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #110

Jimmy Carter 1976 Rebl2 Nov 2023 #112

I think it was for MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #114

JFK. I must be the oldest DUer on this thread up to now! That makes me feel VERY old. CTyankee Nov 2023 #115

Hopefully one day, there will be a few hundred of us determining on DU Niagara Nov 2023 #118

Hopefully, but this still makes me feel old. CTyankee Nov 2023 #119

... Niagara Nov 2023 #121

1960 for me also, but I'm older than you. No Vested Interest Nov 2023 #134

1968 for Humphrey. ratchiweenie Nov 2023 #117

1988 dsc Nov 2023 #120

I voted for Mondale/Ferraro in Nov. 1984. LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #124

Let's see. I turned 18 in 1979, and the next election was 1980 where Reagan beat Jimmy Carter by almost 10 points. HeartachesNhangovers Nov 2023 #125

1996, for Bill Clinton happybird Nov 2023 #127

I voted for Bill Clinton. usedtobedemgurl Nov 2023 #128

1972 Faux pas Nov 2023 #129

1972 northlake9 Nov 2023 #130

1964. Johnson vs. Goldwater. American democracy was at stake in that one, as well. DavidDvorkin Nov 2023 #131

1976 Carter Freddie Nov 2023 #132

1980 Danmel Nov 2023 #133

1976. Ford WestMichRad Nov 2023 #136

1980 BigMin28 Nov 2023 #137

1976 PJMcK Nov 2023 #138

1984 Deep State Witch Nov 2023 #141

1992 The Wandering Harper Nov 2023 #142

1964 tiredtoo Nov 2023 #143

1972 by the grace of the Twenty-sixth Amendment Attilatheblond Nov 2023 #144

1972 - George McGovern 11 Bravo Nov 2023 #146

? 1976 bdamomma Nov 2023 #149

2008 presidential sakabatou Nov 2023 #150

1980 Jimmy Carter ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #151

1980. I voted for Reagan. Buttoneer Nov 2023 #152

5th grade class president, I think... Must have been about 10 years old. RockRaven Nov 2023 #153

1988 George H. W. Bush versus Michael Dukakis SYFROYH Nov 2023 #154

1980. I was 21 and voted for Jimmy Carter. sueh Nov 2023 #155

1976 RobinA Nov 2023 #156

1996 Mad_Machine76 Nov 2023 #159

I betrayed my favorite president Jimmy Carter. DJ Porkchop Nov 2023 #161