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47. I was a college student

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 01:38 AM

Nov 2023

Drove an hour back to my home city to vote and drive South Carolina Democrats to the polls all day.
Got back to my apartment after 8, and my roommates were getting ready to go out. I said I was going to crash on the couch and watch the returns - they were laughing as they told me they had already called the election for Nixon over McGovern.

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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