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scheming daemons

(25,487 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2018, 11:09 AM Mar 2018

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No matter the result, one thing made me proud today [View all]

My 18 year old daughter voted for the very first time.

And her first ever vote was to send a message to Donald Trump by voting for Conor Lamb.

An experience for her that I really hope is rewarded tonight.

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No matter the result, one thing made me proud today [View all] scheming daemons Mar 2018 OP

We will all be on pins and needles Ohiogal Mar 2018 #1

Awww. that is really Cha Mar 2018 #2

Bravo to you EffieBlack Mar 2018 #3

That is wonderful. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #4

Wonderful, and I hope her experience is rewarded tonight too. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #5

AWESOME!!!! bluestarone Mar 2018 #6

Good for her! geardaddy Mar 2018 #7

Applause! Applause! Raster Mar 2018 #8

Congratulations True Blue American Mar 2018 #9

My first election when I turned 18 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #10

My first election when I turned 18 stpetegreg Mar 2018 #13

McGovern Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #14

Me too - my first vote karynnj Mar 2018 #27

Me 3! Ligyron Mar 2018 #47

How much better the world would be if more people had voted the way you did that day. liberalnarb Mar 2018 #19

Mine too in 1980 BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #22

I missed voting for Carter (1st election) by a month! mcar Mar 2018 #40

K&R stonecutter357 Mar 2018 #11

Not much coverage on M$M so far,,, Cryptoad Mar 2018 #12

March came in like a lion... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2018 #15

Very good! 👍 sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #26

. lunatica Mar 2018 #38

I dread the thought of it giving us a turkey. lastlib Mar 2018 #42

Excellent! Upthevibe Mar 2018 #16

At age 18 Riverman100 Mar 2018 #17

Congratulations to her! NastyRiffraff Mar 2018 #18

Good for her......hope she remembers how important this was and she continues. a kennedy Mar 2018 #20

It is so heartening to see parents pass along the value of good citizenship! PA Democrat Mar 2018 #21

Good luck to all of you in your district BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #23

dccc came through - hope it helps.... getagrip_already Mar 2018 #24

I just gave. Again! sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #25

Yeah-you should be proud Gothmog Mar 2018 #28

You go girl! nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #29

Good for her. I wonder how coming of age during Hortensis Mar 2018 #30

Good for her. My first vote was for John Kerry for President IronLionZion Mar 2018 #31

I'll rec to that! JDC Mar 2018 #32

The young people laurieu Mar 2018 #33

My first vote was for Al Gore IrishEyes Mar 2018 #34

Welcome to the Resistance! nolabear Mar 2018 #35

And that's why the big picture has to be the focus Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #36

You raised her right! ER...I mean left! Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #37

My youngest voted for the first time for HRC mcar Mar 2018 #39

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Meowmee Mar 2018 #41

My first vote was in 1976 in a primary.... lastlib Mar 2018 #43

I had to turn the sound off. I'm a nervous wreck when it's this close. calimary Mar 2018 #44

Your daughter was #578 of #579, with 100% reporting ffr Mar 2018 #45

Every vote counts, she may have made the difference! Happyhippychick Mar 2018 #46