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Orrex

(63,239 posts)
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:07 PM Nov 2022

Our 18 year voted in his first general election yesterday

He’s pleased that his candidates won (Fetterman & Shapiro), but he was glad simply to participate in the process.

“It’s one of the benefits of being 18,” he said.


I confess that I got a little choked up when he said that.

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Our 18 year voted in his first general election yesterday (Original Post) Orrex Nov 2022 OP
Yay! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #1
Aww that's so great! Thank you to you and your son for upholding democracy MaryMagdaline Nov 2022 #2
May he live long and prosper... ultralite001 Nov 2022 #3
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