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General Politics => Individual Politics => Topic started by: AndyTheMan on June 09, 2004, 09:10:32 PM



Title: What was your first vote?
Post by: AndyTheMan on June 09, 2004, 09:10:32 PM
My first vote was for Jerry Brown in the 1992 Democratic Presidential Primaries when I was 18. What was yours?


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: KEmperor on June 09, 2004, 09:31:42 PM
My first vote was a school board election in May of 2000.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: dazzleman on June 09, 2004, 09:56:13 PM
My first vote was for Ronald Reagan for president in 1980.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: migrendel on June 09, 2004, 10:01:59 PM
My first votes were for L. Scott Harshbarger for governor, and Michael Capuano for Congress, in the 1998 midterm.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Josh/Devilman88 on June 09, 2004, 10:20:17 PM
In 2 years I will tell you....


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Nation on June 09, 2004, 10:21:57 PM
2004 Democratic primaries for Howard Dean.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Bandit3 the Worker on June 09, 2004, 10:43:07 PM
My first vote was for governor and other state offices in 1991. I do believe I voted straight ticket Democratic.

I was still in high school when I became old enough to vote. (Like Bart Simpson, I was an underachiever and proud of it.)

I've been told that 17-year-olds are allowed to vote in primaries in Kentucky if they will turn 18 before the general election, but this may just be an urban legend.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: muon2 on June 09, 2004, 10:59:38 PM
1976 (Carter v. Ford, etc.) It was particularly interesting since I was studying the 1976 election in a college course at the same time.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Nation on June 09, 2004, 11:27:22 PM
My first vote was for governor and other state offices in 1991. I do believe I voted straight ticket Democratic.

I was still in high school when I became old enough to vote. (Like Bart Simpson, I was an underachiever and proud of it.)

I've been told that 17-year-olds are allowed to vote in primaries in Kentucky if they will turn 18 before the general election, but this may just be an urban legend.
That's the rule in MD, so I don't see why it couldn't be true in KY.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Platypus on June 10, 2004, 01:47:54 AM
My frst vote will be the 2006 Victorian State election. If it were held today and I could vote, I'd vote Laor, but only because of our local member. In state politics I would just as happily vote Liberal if I believe the candidate is better, but I doubt any candidate will be better then our current member. It's possible, but unikely.

My first federal election could theoretically come before that, and if it does I will vote for Labor. In federal politics, the Liberals are almost completely out of considerartion, unless they were running Costello and Labor were running some hardline NSW ALP rightwinger like Brereton.

Carey will know what I'm talkin' about :D


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Nym90 on June 10, 2004, 08:33:49 AM
First vote was in an Ann Arbor, MI City Council election in Nov. 1997.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon on June 10, 2004, 08:47:18 AM
My first vote will be Bret Schundler for Governor next year.

Don't you mean Tom Kean, Jr.? :)


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: bullmoose88 on June 10, 2004, 10:00:13 AM
Schundler?

The uberconservative who couldn't win last time?

Big Mistake


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: ilikeverin on June 10, 2004, 12:19:10 PM
Like Josh... except please talk to me in 4 years (and a few months) :)


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: elcorazon on June 10, 2004, 12:24:07 PM
I don't remember much about my first voting experience in 1982, but I do remember voting for Mondale and for Jim Hunt for Senator of NC in 1984.  Mondale of course was soundly defeated as expected, but Hunt was favored to defeat incumbent Jesse Helms and his loss was most disappointing.  I had more faith in the people of NC than that.  sigh.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: The Dowager Mod on June 10, 2004, 12:33:04 PM
Clinton in '92


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Fritz on June 10, 2004, 02:55:25 PM
Mondale in 84.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: MHS2002 on June 10, 2004, 03:55:16 PM
A referendum in Minot, ND (2002)


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: WalterMitty on June 10, 2004, 04:32:19 PM
bob dole in 96.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: MarkDel on June 10, 2004, 04:48:52 PM
I had the distinct pleasure of casting my first vote in the fall of 1984 at age 18. First ballot ever cast...Ronald Wilson Reagan.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: 12th Doctor on June 10, 2004, 04:57:42 PM
2002 Mike Fisher, Gov., PA Primary

So in short, my first vote kinda sucked.


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: bullmoose88 on June 10, 2004, 05:53:55 PM
The same...although also voted in a congressional primary...that vote didn't suck


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: © tweed on June 11, 2004, 05:17:16 PM
1984 Primary: Gary Hart


Title: Re:What was your first vote?
Post by: Josh/Devilman88 on June 11, 2004, 09:15:56 PM
I don't remember much about my first voting experience in 1982, but I do remember voting for Mondale and for Jim Hunt for Senator of NC in 1984.  Mondale of course was soundly defeated as expected, but Hunt was favored to defeat incumbent Jesse Helms and his loss was most disappointing.  I had more faith in the people of NC than that.  sigh.

Jesse Helms was our best senator EVER!