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CreekDog

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51. this poll is nonsense because of that now

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:29 AM

Nov 2015

jeez.

not even voting in your poll.

you could have figuered a way to group some candidates or something.

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Who Was Your First Presidential Vote - DU Poll [View all] Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 OP

You did not have Barack Obama. Mine is Barack Obama. bravenak Nov 2015 #1

I tried add Obama but it's limited to ten spaces. Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #7

Okay. bravenak Nov 2015 #10

this poll is nonsense because of that now CreekDog Nov 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Nov 2015 #50

And you need to add "My first one is next year" for the ones just getting to 18 next year." LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #2

The jury is still out on that one. Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #13

Nixon, but I have learned a lot since then stevebreeze Nov 2015 #3

Eldridge Cleaver, Peace & Freedom Party 1968 Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #4

Taht IS going back aways.... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #34

woo-hoo - me too. But I remember voting for David Frost of the same party...Maybe ellenrr Nov 2015 #59

Carter...the first time... joeybee12 Nov 2015 #5

He's not on there because I was a dumb 18-year-old in 1988 who voted ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #6

I wrote in myself in 1988 EL34x4 Nov 2015 #12

We are the same age. I did the same as you, sans the write in, hence the dumb. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #15

I screwed up in '88, too loyalsister Nov 2015 #41

Now I know all your ages (approximately). nt valerief Nov 2015 #8

45 (now you know exactly) and a hella lot smarter than I was at 18. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #16

Damn, I wish I were 45 again! nt valerief Nov 2015 #17

Ahhhh... age is a number. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #22

I was 45 once DFW Nov 2015 #75

Some of us are too young to have voted for any of those presidents Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #9

It was either Gore or Kerry for me. Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #11

I tried to include Gore, Kerry and Obama Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #19

Oh OK. That makes sense. Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #23

1976 - James Earl Carter, Jr.and Walter F. Mondale hifiguy Nov 2015 #14

Huh? What about Al Gore, John Kerry, or Barack Obama????? madinmaryland Nov 2015 #18

I tried to include Gore, Kerry and Obama Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #20

Ross Perot. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #21

Kerry LostOne4Ever Nov 2015 #24

'72 McGovern - SteveG Nov 2015 #25

McGovern, in 1st grade. He won my school. Yeah! cyberswede Nov 2015 #26

8th grade 1952 in Detroit 1939 Nov 2015 #69

I wish today's Republicans were like Eisenhower. nt cyberswede Nov 2015 #71

Bill Clinton 1992 maryellen99 Nov 2015 #27

JFK was my first vote for president. 840high Nov 2015 #28

Gus Hall in 1976 brush Nov 2015 #29

Bob Dole Reter Nov 2015 #30

Haha. H. Ross Perot alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #31

He was right on NAFTA. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #89

Kerry Luciferous Nov 2015 #32

Pat Paulsen BKH70041 Nov 2015 #33

I attended a Pat Paulsen political rally in Denver in 1968. Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #46

Presidential campaign slogan: "I've upped my standards. Now, up yours." BKH70041 Nov 2015 #65

Bush LP2K12 Nov 2015 #35

Don't shoot me. jtbdad Nov 2015 #36

Care to share what you were thinking at the time? tkmorris Nov 2015 #81

Carter 1980 6000eliot Nov 2015 #37

Obama. Wasn't old enough for Kerry although I was a fervent supporter. DemocraticWing Nov 2015 #38

Dukakis melman Nov 2015 #39

Obama. Fearless Nov 2015 #40

George McGovern, 1972 Spirochete Nov 2015 #42

McGovern DFW Nov 2015 #43

How many presidents have you met Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #48

In chronological order DFW Nov 2015 #56

I saw the queen once, in Canada. nt ellenrr Nov 2015 #60

Now THAT I have never done! DFW Nov 2015 #62

haha. that is tobacco, right? I was a child and my family was in Canada, ellenrr Nov 2015 #68

I love stories like that DFW Nov 2015 #70

scandal is good. :) nt ellenrr Nov 2015 #72

Scandal is especially gratifying DFW Nov 2015 #73

I've met Carter and Clinton. And Gore, the real elected Pres. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #58

Al Gore nt Lyric Nov 2015 #44

-sigh- I wish I could say the same. Xyzse Nov 2015 #67

I could have voted for Hubert Humphrey, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #45

It was truly a horrible year that way. I remember it all too well. Hekate Nov 2015 #87

Mine was Clinton davidpdx Nov 2015 #47

My track record is way worse than yours. DFW Nov 2015 #83

Yeah that was a bad time to come of age as a Democrat davidpdx Nov 2015 #84

I was living in Spain during the 1968 election. DFW Nov 2015 #96

Whoever voted to reelect Truman, good job! :) Hortensis Nov 2015 #49

Both my parents, and all four of theirs DFW Nov 2015 #74

I've read that the MSM, including some of the greatest names Hortensis Nov 2015 #76

My dad got his big break during Truman's presidency DFW Nov 2015 #78

Wonderful story, DFW. I just found an old "Jumbos and Jackasses" Hortensis Nov 2015 #80

There are still copies of that to be had? DFW Nov 2015 #82

I voted for McGovern overseas in Villa, France when I was in the Navy. B Calm Nov 2015 #52

Carter in 76 Freddie Nov 2015 #53

92 - Bill Clinton JustAnotherGen Nov 2015 #54

Slick Willy 2pooped2pop Nov 2015 #55

1972, McGovern. I was 23. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #57

Carter ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #61

John Anderson, 1980. AngryOldDem Nov 2015 #63

ditto that eom Hobo Nov 2015 #95

*gulp* Poppa Bush 1988 underpants Nov 2015 #64

Mondale Bettie Nov 2015 #66

For young voters, LWolf Nov 2015 #77

Great Idea. Unknown Beatle Nov 2015 #79

I can now roughly tell how old 218 DU posters are, as well as the average age of DUers AZ Progressive Nov 2015 #85

Fascinating how many of you voted for a Repub the first time. Hope that tranlates into understanding Hekate Nov 2015 #86

For President, it was Dukakis, First Primary vote was Jesse Jackson. aikoaiko Nov 2015 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #90

Jigsaw puzzles uppityperson Nov 2015 #91

Clinton in 1996 n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #92

Ralph Nader. Meldread Nov 2015 #93

Turned 18 in 2003. Agschmid Nov 2015 #94

George H. W. Bush. Aristus Nov 2015 #97

There's a funny story behind my first vote, for Mondale. ladyVet Nov 2015 #98

I turned 18 in 1992 Robbins Nov 2015 #99