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Not me of course, I voted for Carter, Mondale and cried like a baby when both lost.
Why Reagan was reelected is a mystery to me - unemployment was high - Morning In America was popular, Dukakas got into a tank and that was the end.
Many of my peers were just starting to make money and were digging those tax cuts - I can't tell you how many times
I heard "I'm fiscally conservative, socially liberal" which translated back to loving those tax cuts. The term Reagan Democrats was how they described my peers.
Greed was good and cocaine was everywhere - all my gay friends died from AIDS. Many of my liberal friends did not vote until 92 when Clinton fired us up.
Ushering in Donald Trump out of spite, hate, conspiracy theories and misinformation would be a travesty for the entire planet.
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