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Bettie

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171. Me too.

Wed Jun 7, 2017, 10:56 PM

Jun 2017

I had just turned 18 and was excited to vote for the first time.

Some of my earliest memories are of my grandma taking me with her to vote and explaining to me why she was voting for this one or that one. She even let me push the levers for her on the old time voting machines in Wisconsin.

My great-grandma went with us and told me never, ever to vote for a Republican becasue FDR was a Democrat and he had changed our society for the better while they (Republicans) dragged their feet and whined about it. She was a straight ticket Democrat until the day she died.

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Who Was The First President You Voted For? [View all] Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 OP

Walter Mondale 1984 Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #1

Me too. Bettie Jun 2017 #171

😊 Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #172

George McGovern, 1972. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #2

Mine too, because Humphrey and McGovern lost. The bankers and Reagan took down Carter rzemanfl Jun 2017 #3

George Mcovern 1972. n/t GP6971 Jun 2017 #4

Me too... Zoonart Jun 2017 #127

Bill Clinton. But the first CANDIDATE I voted for was Dukakis. Beartracks Jun 2017 #5

Jimmy Carter - 1980 Wiseman32218 Jun 2017 #6

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He was one of the best!!! Wiseman32218 Jun 2017 #48

He still is LoveMyCali Jun 2017 #81

Richard Nixon. Yeah, I know. I was an idiot!!!! But hey, I was just a kid. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #7

I Was Too Young To Vote For Dick... Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #14

Me, too...1972 Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #90

LBJ, 1964. DavidDvorkin Jun 2017 #8

McGovern flor-de-jasmim Jun 2017 #9

George McGovern. jalan48 Jun 2017 #10

McGovern dflprincess Jun 2017 #11

Likewise, Carter. hunter Jun 2017 #12

Obama '08 HipChick Jun 2017 #13

Yes, A Youngster Dem... Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #17

Same here. Ace Rothstein Jun 2017 #47

Me too FlightRN Jun 2017 #104

nt FM123 Jun 2017 #15

You mean elected president or candidate? stillsoleft Jun 2017 #16

Either Is Fine.. Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #22

Candidate or president? I voted for Mondale QC Jun 2017 #18

Carter '76 Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2017 #19

That assumed office? crazycatlady Jun 2017 #20

Jimmy Carter! Akacia Jun 2017 #21

McGovern, although I removed his bumper sticker after getting cited oasis Jun 2017 #23

JFK lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #25

So Did My Dad, And He Was A Chosen Frozen USMC Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #36

My two brothers were in Korea. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #43

Carter as well, 1976 n/t phylny Jun 2017 #26

Jimmy Carter - 1980 ADX Jun 2017 #27

McGovern n/t lordsummerisle Jun 2017 #28

LBJ. CK_John Jun 2017 #29

I voted for Ford in 1976, but voted for Carter in 1980 LeftInTX Jun 2017 #30

All this considered Ford wasn't terrible. nycbos Jun 2017 #35

Carter 1980 RickHworth Jun 2017 #31

Barack Obama. nycbos Jun 2017 #32

Michael Dukakis, 1988 Mrs. Overall Jun 2017 #33

Yep. n/t reflection Jun 2017 #160

Mondale Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #34

John Anderson by absentee ballot 1980 (military). rusty quoin Jun 2017 #37

Obama 12 Le Gaucher Jun 2017 #38

Carter 1980. JTFrog Jun 2017 #39

Carter 1976 catbyte Jun 2017 #40

Lyndon Johnson WhiteTara Jun 2017 #41

Jimmy Carter, 1976 CozyMystery Jun 2017 #42

Jimmy Carter '76 n/t shanti Jun 2017 #44

Carter in 1980 octoberlib Jun 2017 #45

Mine was also Carter in 1976 n/t Greywing Jun 2017 #46

Obama 2008. nt Jamaal510 Jun 2017 #49

First winning: Bill Clinton, 1992. First candidate: Walter Mondale, 1984. Eugene Jun 2017 #50

We're obviously about the same age - my choices as well! bullwinkle428 Jun 2017 #164

Carter! I am still very proud. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #51

McGovern for the vote, Carter for the win. nt PufPuf23 Jun 2017 #52

Jimmy Carter in 1980. I was born in 1960. CentralMass Jun 2017 #53

My first vote, proud to say, was for the winner of the 2000 election: sandensea Jun 2017 #54

George McGovern still_one Jun 2017 #55

Lyndon Johnson 1968 vlyons Jun 2017 #56

Bill Clinton - 1996 mvd Jun 2017 #57

McGovern spanone Jun 2017 #58

Obama. I also voted for Gore and Kerry... Barack_America Jun 2017 #59

Dukakis. mahina Jun 2017 #60

Reagan MFM008 Jun 2017 #61

Carter in '76 Lifelong Protester Jun 2017 #62

Kennedy chillfactor Jun 2017 #63

Mondale oswaldactedalone Jun 2017 #64

Hubert Humphrey Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #65

McGovern. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #66

George McGovern Les Cowbell Jun 2017 #67

Carter '76 denbot Jun 2017 #68

One of the Orginal Humphrey for President Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #69

Alfred E. Newman Dem2 Jun 2017 #70

AE Newman Defiantly Won The Popular Vote.. Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #71

Have a relative rpannier Jun 2017 #138

My first vote was for Bill Clinton in 1992. (eom) StevieM Jun 2017 #72

Jimmy Carter 76& I was in college in Ford's hometown of Grand Rapids then. irisblue Jun 2017 #73

Mine was . . . peggysue2 Jun 2017 #74

Jimmy Carter 1976 Gothmog Jun 2017 #75

Me as well jimlup Jun 2017 #76

Jimmy Carter, 1976. Still Sensible Jun 2017 #77

Hubert Humphrey Greybnk48 Jun 2017 #78

George McGovern, 1972 musette_sf Jun 2017 #79

Technically Clinton. But I first voted in 1980 for Anderson. You said president. Clinton was brewens Jun 2017 #80

Obama! PoorMonger Jun 2017 #82

Al Gore Afromania Jun 2017 #83

Carter 1980 trackfan Jun 2017 #84

Jimmy Carter. Turbineguy Jun 2017 #85

Technically, Barack Obama was the first president I voted for. BlueStater Jun 2017 #86

Jimmy Carter 1976 marlakay Jun 2017 #87

William Jefferson LibraLiz1973 Jun 2017 #88

Bill Clinton, 1992--In The Primaries AND The General Election ChoppinBroccoli Jun 2017 #89

George McGovern mountain grammy Jun 2017 #91

Carter '80. Looks like lots of Generation Jones-ers out here JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #92

Another McGovern voter - but the first President was Jimmy Carter csziggy Jun 2017 #93

WJC mrs_p Jun 2017 #94

Jimmy Carter orangecrush Jun 2017 #95

No disrespect, but how is that possible? July Jun 2017 #167

You are correct orangecrush Jun 2017 #168

Bill Clinton. Doreen Jun 2017 #96

Jimmy Carter, 1976 bellmartin Jun 2017 #97

Same. (Um, some are mentioning men who were not Presidents!) WinkyDink Jun 2017 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #103

Eisenhower, 1956. Thirties Child Jun 2017 #99

Those were different times, weren't they. I always thought of "Ike" as OK. My RKP5637 Jun 2017 #129

Billy Beer!! Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #100

Bill Clinton was my first presidential vote. RandySF Jun 2017 #101

I drank that Billy Beer! Wawannabe Jun 2017 #102

Obama but Gore was the first candidate for Pres i voted for JI7 Jun 2017 #105

Jimmy Carter 1976. Proud of it, too. Grammy23 Jun 2017 #106

H. W. Bush GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #107

Jon Stewart did too, so at least you're in good company. Crunchy Frog Jun 2017 #110

I grew up with a Republican father GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #112

Papa Bush was my first too... Pachamama Jun 2017 #122

Same here. n/t GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #146

McGovern in 1972 moonscape Jun 2017 #108

Mondale. Crunchy Frog Jun 2017 #109

Carter. dchill Jun 2017 #111

Dukakis SCRUBDASHRUB Jun 2017 #113

Hubert Humphrey Lugnut Jun 2017 #114

First Pres. Obama, first candidate Gore -nt Bradical79 Jun 2017 #115

Hubert Humphrey in 1964. I was 18 years old, and secondwind Jun 2017 #116

Mondale Chellee Jun 2017 #117

Bill Clinton in 1996. meadowlander Jun 2017 #118

Kennedy. demosincebirth Jun 2017 #119

Carter -- '76 NT pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #120

Walter Mondale Lunabell Jun 2017 #121

HH randr Jun 2017 #123

George McGovern JimGinPA Jun 2017 #124

Obama in 2012 DemocraticWing Jun 2017 #125

WJC nt. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #126

Carter 76 lkinwi Jun 2017 #128

JFK 1960 HelenWheels Jun 2017 #130

K&R!!! He was a wonderful president! So sad he was cut down so short in his life. I'm still RKP5637 Jun 2017 #132

Bill Clinton 1992 nt maryellen99 Jun 2017 #131

Lyndon Johnson, 1964 Glorfindel Jun 2017 #133

My parents both first prez election rpannier Jun 2017 #139

I was very proud to cast that vote. The country was still heartbroken Glorfindel Jun 2017 #140

Mine too! redwitch Jun 2017 #134

Reagan RainCaster Jun 2017 #135

LBJ '64 Hangingon Jun 2017 #136

If by first president you mean who won rpannier Jun 2017 #137

Dukakis, 1988. neeksgeek Jun 2017 #141

Gerald Ford Maeve Jun 2017 #142

Me, too, but in 1980 wryter2000 Jun 2017 #143

First candidate Kerry. First candidate that won Obama. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2017 #144

Jimmy Carter in 1980 Danmel Jun 2017 #145

It doesn't count if they never won. :( retrowire Jun 2017 #147

1984, Democrat, so it must have been treestar Jun 2017 #148

Jimmy Carter 1976 maveric Jun 2017 #149

Mondale/Ferraro in 1984 BigDemVoter Jun 2017 #150

Clinton, '96. nt PunkinPi Jun 2017 #151

Clinton 1992 Skinner Jun 2017 #152

George McGovern redstatebluegirl Jun 2017 #153

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George McGovern 1972 lillypaddle Jun 2017 #155

Clinton/Gore 1996 Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #156

Like You, Carter ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #157

Carter 76 Expecting Rain Jun 2017 #158

Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Kerry, Obama, Obama, Clinton Roland99 Jun 2017 #159

Obama sakabatou Jun 2017 #161

LBJ Stellar Jun 2017 #162

Jimmy Carter as well in 1976, but Yonnie3 Jun 2017 #163

First Candidate: Gore. First Candidate who actually won: Obama! nt ecstatic Jun 2017 #165

George McGovern bdamomma Jun 2017 #166

Kerry NobodyHere Jun 2017 #169

Reagan 1984. roamer65 Jun 2017 #170

Reagan GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #173