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Buckeyeblue

(5,624 posts)
40. Ditto for my 21 year old daughter
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:15 AM
Jul 26

She was going to vote for Joe but was less than enthusiastic about voting a man her grandfather's age.

She's a smart kid. She gets the big picture of politics but doesn't like it.

I haven't seen the young people in my family this excited since... MiHale Jul 26 #1
same here azureblue Jul 26 #17
My almost 20 year old son, and his big truck driving, mudding, cowboy boot wearing Bluethroughu Jul 26 #45
Project 2025 wants to ban porn. radius777 Jul 26 #52
Project 2025 definitely wants to ban porn Akakoji Jul 27 #75
My 23 yr old DiverDave Jul 26 #55
You know SimplyHadEnough Jul 26 #58
I was worried before his announcement but next generation family is happy nt lostnfound Jul 26 #2
the timing azureblue Jul 26 #22
i think he was waiting for the post rnc polls. mopinko Jul 26 #24
FDR, JFK and Kamala. multigraincracker Jul 26 #3
But...Obama! MiHale Jul 26 #25
My mistake. multigraincracker Jul 26 #27
👍🙌 MiHale Jul 26 #36
You left out Biden IbogaProject Jul 26 #51
Both of my daughters ( 24 & 29 )... RustyWheels Jul 26 #4
Absolutely. There were a lot of votes out there probably not going to be cast underpants Jul 26 #7
Don't dare say it! Bucky Jul 26 #11
Not just a blue wave, a ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 26 #34
Yes, it is. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 26 #61
Good for her! Bucky Jul 26 #5
Bibi was invited by Congressional Republicans underpants Jul 26 #9
Good father + smart daughter equals dream team Dennis Donovan Jul 26 #6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young... icnorth Jul 26 #35
Agreed. Here ya go. Prairie_Seagull Jul 26 #56
Thank you! Dennis Donovan Jul 26 #60
Many people were dejected about a rematch. radius777 Jul 26 #8
👍 underpants Jul 26 #10
One new voter in our house is VERY excited about Kamala AllyCat Jul 26 #12
The kids are all over it. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 26 #13
Beyonc is definitely all in but that's not a surprise underpants Jul 26 #19
I would bet she's going to throw in as you say. llmart Jul 26 #41
If even one of them cameo's in Chicago it will blow the roof off the United Center. ancianita Jul 26 #70
Absolutely underpants Jul 26 #71
I love the excitement and how quickly her support has been growing IronLionZion Jul 26 #14
I am so glad to see the young people getting leftyladyfrommo Jul 26 #15
My siblings are now engaged in politics in ways I've never seen before! ananda Jul 26 #16
I like how all of us are uniting behind her. 33taw Jul 26 #18
Honestly I was holding my breath even before the debate underpants Jul 26 #20
I wish the official Kamala store would have cooler stuff arlyellowdog Jul 26 #21
I relate to this GaYellowDawg Jul 26 #23
The additive effect of young and old(er) united together should scare the pants off the RW. Tadpole Raisin Jul 26 #28
Tell your wife blue cat Jul 26 #26
22 million Baby Boomers DownriverDem Jul 26 #29
Now I feel old. Thanks. Solly Mack Jul 26 #30
Both of my nieces who are old enough to vote JustAnotherGen Jul 26 #31
Some friends are Zeta, and they said the entire "Divine Nine" is coordinating obamanut2012 Jul 26 #32
Okay I had to look that up. Divine Nine. WOW. That's a lot of people underpants Jul 26 #42
Thanks for sharing. VP Harris' hit-the-ground-running campaign seems to be... brush Jul 26 #33
I am disgusted at how President Biden was treated by the media and the owned. onecaliberal Jul 26 #37
My 30-something aged kids feel the same. yardwork Jul 26 #38
You know what's funny/odd about this? The RW has been saying this for months underpants Jul 26 #49
Hoist by their own petard. yardwork Jul 26 #50
The Dems are telling a story Random Boomer Jul 26 #74
That's a very good point. yardwork Jul 27 #76
My almost 20 year old son... Bluethroughu Jul 26 #39
You've got a great son underpants Jul 26 #43
Yes, we are. Bluethroughu Jul 26 #46
Ditto for my 21 year old daughter Buckeyeblue Jul 26 #40
They've read Project 2025 too - I mentioned it to my 21-year-old daughter TBF Jul 26 #44
"I asked and she said instagram is awash in Kamala." BumRushDaShow Jul 26 #47
Yep. Facebook was big in 2016. Influencers were huge in 2020 underpants Jul 26 #54
You're right - I keep the images I post to DU on Imgur. I don't wander around there, but I'm seeing lots of pro-Kamala NBachers Jul 26 #66
Hola Under, greetings from Miami Miami Blue Jul 26 #48
I have another piece of anecdotal evidence LostinRed Jul 26 #53
Good. underpants Jul 26 #59
Great job Lysol2020 Jul 26 #57
I genuinely think this is going to be a very, very big wave. BigDemVoter Jul 26 #62
Well we did get a bump and Trump didn't underpants Jul 26 #64
My daughter just turned 21 democratsruletheday Jul 26 #63
Bless the youth of this country. republianmushroom Jul 26 #65
relay this to your wife. Joe is the ultimate American. he gave up being president to save our democracy. Javaman Jul 26 #67
I know. underpants Jul 26 #68
Agreed. Elessar Zappa Jul 26 #69
it's a process, this grieving. barbtries Jul 26 #72
President Biden hasn't done anything wrong. dai13sy Jul 26 #73
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