Never too late to start voting

by Toya Ballenger—Kentucky

Tonight, I talked to a surprisingly eager 88-year-old man about politics. He was concerned about Kentucky’s economy, with all the jobs being shipped overseas. I handed him some literature like I always do, and proceeded to tell him that Steve Beshear, the labor-endorsed candidate for governor, was the best choice when it came to jobs. He told me he didn’t know who was running and wasn’t even registered to vote. In fact, his neighbor always made fun of him because he hadn’t voted once in his entire life. When he said that, I took out a voter registration card, handed it to him, and said, “Now your neighbor can’t make fun of you anymore.” He took the card from me and filled it out.

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