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46. She campaigned for Goldwater but was not old enough to vote.

Reply to ljm2002 (Reply #40)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:05 PM

Aug 2014

She campaigned for Eugene McCarthy in 1968, the first year she was eligible to vote.

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So the person who "probably" voted for Goldwater... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #38

She was not even eligible to vote for Goldwater is how it works BeyondGeography Aug 2014 #39

Well since she campaigned for Goldwater... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #40

She campaigned for Goldwater but was not old enough to vote. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #46

I concede. n/t ljm2002 Aug 2014 #49

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