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Rhiannon12866

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6. Seniors are reliable voters and I was impressed with those who had thought to vote absentee
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 06:10 AM
Jan 2019

I had one big senior citizens building on my "turf" and those I spoke with asked about rides to the polls so I told them that Scott Murphy would be happy to do that and we went back there on election day and took anyone who wanted a ride. I was pleased to find a group who were that enthusiastic about it. I ran across one 97-year-old lady who had already voted absentee, but insisted I accompany her out back so I could see how much campaign literature that she'd had to throw in her trash...

And I've always voted, too, I tend to be shocked when I run into someone who says they don't vote - because I do tend to ask, LOL. I have one friend who voted for the first time in 2016 at age 41 and another who's over 70 who doesn't follow politics, so I was more than pleased when they asked my advice.

When I was really little, I remember going into the voting booth with my Dad. He'd lift me up and let me pull the levers, so I had early voting experience, though of course he told me which levers to choose - I have no idea who I voted for, but it was fun...

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