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108. George McGovern

Wed Aug 21, 2024, 10:53 PM

Aug 2024

Because my mom and dad supported him. And i was at the age where i was thinking girls were all right and the parents sometimes took me along to events where there were a lot of college aged girls. I sometimes paid attention to the speakers too.

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who was the first democratic candidate for president you supported even if u were too young to vote? [View all] msongs Aug 2024 OP

JFK. Midnight Writer Aug 2024 #1

Yep. I was only three years old when I watched the Kennedy/Nixon debate... Mister Ed Aug 2024 #74

Moi aussi. I was 6. My first awareness of elections, candidates, etc. Sibelius Fan Aug 2024 #88

+1 sort of Jarqui Aug 2024 #109

Dukakis nt berniesandersmittens Aug 2024 #2

JFK Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #3

LBJ anciano Aug 2024 #4

John F Kennedy - I was 10 ribrepin Aug 2024 #5

Humphrey, McGovern (too young), Carter ( first vote) NewHendoLib Aug 2024 #6

Same for me :) n/t DemonGoddess Aug 2024 #77

Same here Lemonwurst Aug 2024 #105

JFK. MineralMan Aug 2024 #7

Bill Clinton BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2024 #8

JFK. pdxflyboy Aug 2024 #9

John F Kennedy ananda Aug 2024 #10

Carter remo ymor Aug 2024 #11

Dukakis USAFRetired_Liberal Aug 2024 #12

John F. Kennedy. I was only 6, but I remember my parents being huge Kennedy fans. I remember the skylucy Aug 2024 #13

From JFK onward, Carter was my first vote...go Dems.... wcmagumba Aug 2024 #14

JFK likesmountains 52 Aug 2024 #15

George McGovern. He won my fourth grade class by a landslide! Jack Valentino Aug 2024 #16

JFK i worked the polling place for that election. I was too young to vote. Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #17

Bobby Kennedy. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #18

Bobby Kennedy ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2024 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2024 #20

Those were the days, eh? Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #35

He's being reconsidered a lot lately by historians ITAL Aug 2024 #46

Jimmy Carter! senseandsensibility Aug 2024 #21

Same for me. 17.at the time. Lochloosa Aug 2024 #31

Same here! I was in elementary school. notroot Aug 2024 #72

JFK musette_sf Aug 2024 #22

Jimmy Carter mcar Aug 2024 #23

McGovern FalloutShelter Aug 2024 #24

JFK moonscape Aug 2024 #25

JFK (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2024 #26

Bobby Kennedy MaryMagdaline Aug 2024 #27

Jed Bartlett SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2024 #28

Robert Kennedy Tree Lady Aug 2024 #29

Carter Nikossitti Aug 2024 #30

Jimmy Carter in 1980 MustLoveBeagles Aug 2024 #32

RFK Stargleamer Aug 2024 #33

Hubert Humphrey. 1968. I would have supported RFK but he was killed during the primaries. I actually was still watching Raftergirl Aug 2024 #34

James E. Carter RickHworth Aug 2024 #36

JFK. I was 4 when he died, and I was devastated ms liberty Aug 2024 #37

John F. Kennedy SilverDawg Aug 2024 #38

George McGovern... twogunsid Aug 2024 #39

I was also twelve! pat_k Aug 2024 #57

JFK. Was a few years too young, but he was my choice. Fla Dem Aug 2024 #40

Bobby Kennedy and I got to shake his hand a few days before he was assassinated kimbutgar Aug 2024 #41

JFK. I was 16 when he ran in 60. Ping Tung Aug 2024 #42

JFK Sogo Aug 2024 #43

Carter 1976 Tom_Foolery Aug 2024 #44

Bobby, Humphrey (15 yr old), McG (2nd vote, 1st Presidential)..... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #45

HHH oasis Aug 2024 #47

LBJ The Blue Flower Aug 2024 #48

JFK. whathehell Aug 2024 #49

Hubert Humphrey. yardwork Aug 2024 #50

Carter when I was 7 TlalocW Aug 2024 #51

McGovern DBoon Aug 2024 #52

Adlai Stevenson wanderer54 Aug 2024 #53

Adlai Stevenson LoisB Aug 2024 #54

President Jimmy Carter BigMin28 Aug 2024 #55

Hubert Humphrey gopiscrap Aug 2024 #56

Adlai Stevenson Squeaky41 Aug 2024 #58

John F. Kennedy, 3rd grade dmr Aug 2024 #59

Stevenson and JFK unc70 Aug 2024 #60

Walter Mondale Gaytano70 Aug 2024 #61

great thanks for all the responses msongs Aug 2024 #62

JFK Patterson Aug 2024 #63

Jimmy Carter!! Alliepoo Aug 2024 #64

I turned 21 in '68 and would have voted for Hubert Humphrey, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #65

Bill Clinton. I turned 18 the September of 92. The Third Doctor Aug 2024 #66

I still have my McGovern poster somewhere Cadfael Aug 2024 #67

Adlai Stevenson crazylikafox Aug 2024 #68

HHH kacekwl Aug 2024 #69

First sense of political awareness angrychair Aug 2024 #70

Dukakis edisdead Aug 2024 #71

McGovern synni Aug 2024 #73

I'd Guess Humphrey ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #75

McGovern Hassler Aug 2024 #76

JFK MoonlightHillFarm Aug 2024 #78

Gene McCarthy flakey_foont Aug 2024 #79

George McGovern arkielib Aug 2024 #80

Carter Woodwizard Aug 2024 #81

Adlai Stevenson old guy Aug 2024 #82

McGovern LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #83

Carter. evolves Aug 2024 #84

JFK CanonRay Aug 2024 #85

Bill Clinton. We had our own little Luciferous Aug 2024 #86

President Kennedy. I was a little girl, but I remember a tiny bit of the election. mommymarine2003 Aug 2024 #87

JFK Imalittleteapot Aug 2024 #89

JFK Imalittleteapot Aug 2024 #90

JFK kimimer Aug 2024 #91

I have photos of me and my sister canvassing for Stevenson arlyellowdog Aug 2024 #92

Eugene McCarthy Mz Pip Aug 2024 #93

JFK StarryNite Aug 2024 #94

JFK Stinky The Clown Aug 2024 #95

JFK. I was 8 years old in 1960. My Dad was a livetohike Aug 2024 #96

JFK. He was so smart and handsome! Greybnk48 Aug 2024 #97

Jimmy Carter! bamagal62 Aug 2024 #98

Jimmy Carter 1976 lobointexas Aug 2024 #99

carter. my grade school voted for carter. never liked raygun. tinkle down sounded stupid. pansypoo53219 Aug 2024 #100

Teddy Kennedy - TBF Aug 2024 #101

Carter Funtatlaguy Aug 2024 #102

Harry Truman, 1948. I was 8 yrs old. Most likely because my parents were such strong supporters of him. broiles Aug 2024 #103

Voted for Jimmy Carter both times. debm55 Aug 2024 #104

Jimmie Carter RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2024 #106

JFK jalan48 Aug 2024 #107

George McGovern JPPaverage Aug 2024 #108

JFK ificandream Aug 2024 #110

Bill Clinton. BrianTheEVGuy Aug 2024 #111

Carter! AwakeAtLast Aug 2024 #112

Jimmy Carter! I didn't know a whole lot back then, but I really, really liked him Rhiannon12866 Aug 2024 #113

Shirley Chisholm. mucholderthandirt Aug 2024 #114

HH RobinA Aug 2024 #115