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Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:46 PM Sep 2020

Met a 70-something year old today who's going to be a first time voter!

She came into our county Democratic Party office, very nervous, and said she was ashamed to admit she had never voted before. I think she thought we might be judgmental. Instead, my co-volunteer and I congratulated her for deciding to vote, told her how good it feels to vote and told her it was never too late to start. She said she wanted to vote for Joe. We took time to answer questions and got her started in the right direction. I think she left feeling much less apprehensive than when she came in. Another vote for Joe!

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Met a 70-something year old today who's going to be a first time voter! (Original Post) Cousin Dupree Sep 2020 OP
Thanks! elleng Sep 2020 #1
Yay! I'm so grateful all the heinous trump Cha Sep 2020 #2
I love her. sheshe2 Sep 2020 #3
KNR niyad Sep 2020 #4
Deeply moved. Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #5
Yay❤️❤️ Meowmee Sep 2020 #6
Its great that she wants to vote now drray23 Sep 2020 #7
We didn't ask. She just said she was busy working and never bothered to vote. Cousin Dupree Sep 2020 #11
What state? Sogo Sep 2020 #8
Ohio Cousin Dupree Sep 2020 #10
Excellent! Sogo Sep 2020 #12
Better late than never!❤, Karadeniz Sep 2020 #9
Sweet! Thanks for being so nice to her. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #13
Wonderful. Well done to your team, too. : ) electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #14

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)
5. Deeply moved.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:04 PM
Sep 2020

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drray23

(7,627 posts)
7. Its great that she wants to vote now
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:40 PM
Sep 2020

I am curious as of why she never voted before. Did she share the information with you guys ? Was it because she felt disenfranchised all her life and thought it would not matter?

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