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upi402

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29. I heard Raygun won as I dragged my butt to the polls after work

Reply to Greybnk48 (Reply #28)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 01:39 AM

Oct 2012

Sweaty, knuckles bleeding from hard work back then... The radio said Raygun had already won so I voted for Anderson in my first Presidential Election.

I had heard that Carter had something to do with McGovern getting cheated out of the nomination. Vaguely aware of that and feeling like supporting a 3rd party - even back then when the Dems really WERE an opposition party. So I voted for Anderson.

If McGovern had won we would NOT be in the mess we're in now.

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I voted for him. Greybnk48 Oct 2012 #28

I heard Raygun won as I dragged my butt to the polls after work upi402 Oct 2012 #29