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FM123

(10,146 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:20 AM Nov 5

My 96 year old dad voted in what will probably be his last presidential election

Kamala, of course!
And for abortion rights along with marijuana legalization (on the FL ballot). We are proud of him and so very grateful.

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FM123

(10,146 posts)
3. Thank you!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:32 AM
Nov 5

He doesn't see or hear as well as he used to so we had to help him fill out the ballot - but his mind is still sharp! And his heart is still true blue.

qwlauren35

(6,279 posts)
2. My mother got to vote for Obama before she died.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:29 AM
Nov 5

I remember being so happy for her. When she was born, women had just gotten the right to vote. 80 years of white presidents, and all of a sudden, a man who looked like her.

And now, a beautiful brown skinned woman might be president. I could not be more proud.

Rot in hell, Trump.

FM123

(10,146 posts)
6. Wonderful that she got to cast that ballot for Obama!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 12:55 PM
Nov 5

And now you get to cast that Kamala vote for your mom.

La Coliniere

(1,095 posts)
9. My mom, a white woman, passed away in the spring of 2012
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 01:07 PM
Nov 5

so she was unable to vote for Obama. However, in her coffin were photos of her beloved family members as well as portraits of Barak and Michelle, upon her final wishes. She loved both. She would be incredibly proud to vote for Kamala today.

FM123

(10,146 posts)
13. Wow, so special to have the Obama pictures along with the family pictures!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:24 PM
Nov 5

Along with you mom, I know there are many who are not here today (including my own mom) that would have been incredibly proud to vote for Kamala.

kimbutgar

(23,675 posts)
4. My mother was in the early throes of dementia in 2008 and she forgot it was Election Day
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:48 AM
Nov 5

She called me and asked me to take her to the voting place so she could vote for Obama. She would have loved to vote for VP Harris!

FM123

(10,146 posts)
7. Your mom was lucky she had you to help her vote that day!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 12:58 PM
Nov 5

Yes, your mom (and my mom too) would have loved to vote for VP Harris.

FM123

(10,146 posts)
8. Thank you dear Malaise, I shall do so!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 01:06 PM
Nov 5

I hope that when I am his age I am still around, and voting.
And who knows - maybe when I am 96 I will be casting a ballot for young Maxwell Frost as president.....

FM123

(10,146 posts)
14. Thank you, yes I feel very lucky to still have my dad.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:28 PM
Nov 5

But I sure do miss my mom. Her last vote was for Obama, and boy oh boy she too would have sparkled to cast a ballot for Kamala today.

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