My daughter is able to vote in this presidential election, and by chance she had civics this year. She had to watch many of the debates as assignments, so she's been involved in the race from the start. I think the timing was perfect, as she is completely involved in her first election.
My son will also be voting, for the first time, in this years Presidential election SB.
It reminds me of when I first voted. As I said earlier it was in 1980 which happened to be a Presidential election year and I voted for Reagan. I had followed the campaigns and debates that entire year. Come to think of it, with what had happened to our country, our economy, the oil crisis, and the hostage situation, most people were probably caught up in that years presidential debates, campagins and the race in general. The country was at a really really bad time back then, and the moral of the people was at an all time historic low. Thank goodness for three things that happpened : Hockey Team USA beat the Russians and went on to win the gold in the Olympics ( that was a serious moral booster for our country and it's people), Ronald Reagan knocked Jimmy Carter out of office and on inauguration day, the hostages were released!
Doesn't it seem like only last week that these events took place?
