First time voting at age 55

by Kara Kukovich—Pennsylvania

I encountered a middle-aged man working in his yard while canvassing. After talking about jobs being lost in Pennsylvania, he asked me if I voted in the primary. Of course, my answer was an astounded, “Yes!” He said that he was a Vietnam veteran and that his son was sent to Iraq. He also said that the state of the country was the worst he had seen and that, especially for young people, things really needed to change. He said this primary was the first time in his life he had voted and he was 55 years old.

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