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In reply to the discussion: It's okay if you want to call me a Boomer. I've paid my dues. [View all]Captain Zero
(8,963 posts)29. Me too. I've voted EVERY ELECTION of my life
I marched against the Vietnamese war and the Iraq War.
I petitioned for political prisoners including Nelson Mandela when he was in jail.
I went to a mass lobby meeting of the Indiana Senate for the ERA and then they Ratified the ERA.
I've worked for Dems up and down the ticket making phone calls, walking neighborhoods. I used the only sabbatical I ever got from an employer to work for Julia Carson when she was running against the nastiest man the GOP ever put up against her.
There was more, but the least I ever did was vote in every election, and now you can even mail it in. Piece of cake.
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Proud to be a boomer (1952) politically active since High School. Voted in every election, not sure
Handler
Oct 2022
#65
What was your degree in? I graduated in 1986 and had no problems finding a decent job and continued
beaglelover
Oct 2022
#58
And Clinton. What's more, Whiny, GWB and Clinton were born only three months apart
question everything
Oct 2022
#81
Boomer here - I can say for a fact that we started out liberal and progressive
FakeNoose
Oct 2022
#4
1957 Boomer here. Civil Rights and Vietnam motivated me before I was old enough to vote
Martin Eden
Oct 2022
#46
I, too, am a boomer! When I was 21 (in 1972) I voted for the first time for McGovern.
Red Pest
Oct 2022
#32
I'm an original boomer (1946). I voted for the Democratic candidate in every race on the ballot.
Arkansas Granny
Oct 2022
#48
Boomer here. '49 classic.My first vote was for Shirley Chisholm. 1972 California primary
Walleye
Oct 2022
#54
Proud Boomer here. Dropped my ballot in a USPS mailbox on Sat. Beto and Dems all the way.
Demnation
Oct 2022
#63