FREE TO VOTE

Thanks, Susan B Anthony and others for pushing for the 19Th Amendment which gave women the right to vote upon its enactment on August 18, 1920.

That means my grandmother was 35 the first time she voted. That year, Warren B Harding's campaign slogan was "Return to Normalcy" It was just after WWI. As you can see on the chart, Harding, (in blue) carried MN. He was a republican. My grand father openly supported the democrats, grand mother never said. I do not know if she got Harding into office.

1924

Coolidge R

1928

Hoover R

1932

FDR D

First year Daddy voted

1936

FDR D with twice as many votes as Landon AND 98+ percent of electoral

1940

FDR D

1944

First year Mother voted

1948

Harry Truman D

(finished FDR term and ran for election)

1952

Dwight D Eisenhower R

1956

Dwight D Eisenhower R

1960

John F Kennedy D

1964

Lyndon B Johnson D

First year Old Trunks voted

(Finished Kennedy's term and ran for election)

Old Trunks does remember the little trailer house parked between the Pennington Hotel and the J&B Drug store. It was the local headquarters for Eisenhower. There were I LIKE IKE stickers all over the out side. I was certain Eisenhower was in that little trailer. I do know we had an election in class in third grade and Eisenhower won. I do not know just how it was done or if we had any facts regarding the process. I LIKE IKE was a great campaign slogan and Old Trunks doesn't remember much about Adlai Stevenson of Illinois who ran as a democrat. History tells us that Nixon, Eisenhower's running mate did most of the 'dirty work'. Ike stayed pure.

You are free to vote let's hope you did.

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