Today Frank, who is 86 and a long-time activist, sat at a table with me at the entrance to a supermarket in Nesquehoning. We had a sign celebrating that this was the 100th year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and we were signing people up for mail-in ballots or to register to vote. We weren’t having any luck with registrations, but we were passing out the applications for mail-in ballots.
I mentioned to an older women about the 100th year anniversary, and asked if she wanted a mail-in ballot application. She said , “I have never registered to vote.” I said, ”This is your lucky day,” and told her I could fill out the form in under three minutes. She hesitated, then agreed.
I got the name, address, and all that, and reached the boxes to indicate party. She said “Republican.” I said, “You know, the big race is in the Democratic primary with Sanders, Warren, Biden, and all the others.”
She paused, then said, “No, Republican.”
Jesus wept.
Perhaps you should have told her about how she came to have Social Security and Medicare. Many people do not realize who put these programs in place.
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