The first election I remember in 1976. I was in first grade. I remember the Convention that year. I remember watching the coverage on Election Day with my grandmother in our basement, while she babysat me as my parents went to vote. I remember that my grandmother was very angry that my mom had apparently turned my dad into a democrat single-handedly (I think it was actually the UAW that did that).
The first I remember taking an interest in personally was 1980. I was in fifth grade. We had a mock election and I was one of only two people not supporting Ronald Reagan. I had made a sign that said "UAW" in a circle in the corner and "Reagan Will Blow Us Up" as a headline, with a picture of a building being broken in half and a mushroom cloud in the distance.
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Date: 2008-11-04 07:01 pm (UTC)The first I remember taking an interest in personally was 1980. I was in fifth grade. We had a mock election and I was one of only two people not supporting Ronald Reagan. I had made a sign that said "UAW" in a circle in the corner and "Reagan Will Blow Us Up" as a headline, with a picture of a building being broken in half and a mushroom cloud in the distance.
I hope. I hope, I hope, I hope. But it *is* hard.