I'm Cae and I Approve This Message - Flashback Friday!

This week's prompt:

What are your memories of politics and the voting process when you were growing up? Did you parents vote regularly? What, if anything, did they teach you about voting? Did you ever go with your parent(s) when they voted? What type of voting system did your town use? What was the first election you remember voting in? Did you or your parents ever campaign for anyone? How does your parents' example/teaching influence your voting today?

Politics! Oh, how much I love them! DISCLAIMER: I cannot vote yet, but I am politically educated (sorry Linda for stating I'm that young!)

Okay, politics. My first major memory would be when Mom ran for 100th District State Rep in CT in 2000, I would campaign with her and we would walk and call and I would check if they were for, against, or undecided. I absolutely loved it! While Mom was campaigning, I met the governor of CT, we have a picture with him, somewhere in the house (I'll have to dig it up). From 2000 as I grew up with my family, everything was about politics, especially during November. I've grown up with two Republican parents, okay one Democrat because he though Mom was a dem, and have followed politics most of my life. I actually can't remember a time when I didn't follow politics. I would love voting with Mom & Dad, especially when CT still had the old voting machines, I loved them! Especially because I could pull the levers down and have them vote for the person they wanted, I also loved the little curtains, that was pretty awesome. Mom lost in 2000 by 1, 232 votes, but she ran a good race and I loved campaigning with her! In 2008 Mom ran again, this time for Tax Collector and was in town, she lost that election by 76 votes, and enjoyed running with her also. During the elections and the months following the election we would always talk about politics, and we still do. You'll hear at least once while at a meal with us something about politics, this morning it was about CT not having a governor, last night it was about the election and how it didn't end up the way we wanted it to. We're always talking about politics, and it's fun to always talk about politics. Just remember that 2026 the first female president will be elected

Cae for President 2026

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