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LeftInTX

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2. What??? Being president didn't help for much.

Reply to Backseat Driver (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2024, 06:55 PM

Jul 2024

I actually voted for him because my parents were GOP. Ford was a moderate and seemed to be doing an OK job. I was only 20 in 1976.

Carter was from the south and I associated him with being conservative.

I voted for Carter in 1980. In 1980, it was proven that the GOP was now the party of Goldwater. So after that, no more

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I recall I never voted for Gerald Ford, either! [View all] Backseat Driver Jul 2024 OP

He was given the position as a perk for being last living member of Warren Commission Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #1

John Sherman Cooper died in 1991. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #3

I thought it was for keeping Jack Ruby's testimony dflprincess Jul 2024 #4

That was it. Tied to the Commission Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #6

What??? Being president didn't help for much. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #2

Only problem from what I understand duncang Jul 2024 #5