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DCP Response 171

What do you remember about the first time you voted?

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My first presidential election was Bush v. Gore. At the time Gore (prev VP) was in the shadows of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. Gore was pushing an environmental agenda, something that spoke to me as a millenial. Now look at us! We all hot and fat!
FIRST NAME: Wale AGE: 36 TOWN: Ewing
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DCP Response 173

What does it mean to be a good citizen?

DCP Response
Making your community a better place. Doing something to help others like: cleaning up rubbish, planting more trees, and volunteering at an organization that makes our commuinty a better place.
FIRST NAME: Andrea AGE: 11 TOWN: Princeton
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DCP Response 175

Why is voting important to you?

DCP Response
My grandparents and great-grandparents were refugees from totalitarian countries. They valued the rule of law here and never failed to vote. So I vote every time.
FIRST NAME: Karen AGE: 75 TOWN: Princeton
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DCP Response 177

Why is voting important to you?

DCP Response
I remember the powerless of being a teenager in November 2000, feeling like I didn’t have a voice in what was going on. Even if my side doesn’t succeed, I want to try.
FIRST NAME: Emma AGE: 37 TOWN: Princeton
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