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DCP Response 37

What do you remember about the first time you voted?

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I was bound and determined to support the late, great Millicent Fenwick in her primary for the U.S. Senate. She was running against an arch conservative Jeff Bell. She won the primary, but sadly lost the general election.
FIRST NAME: Carol AGE: 58 TOWN: Lambertville
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DCP Response 39

What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

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Rhetoric! What we say and how we say it matters. Can we please have more honest conversations?! Debate issues civily? Resepct others’ perspectives?
FIRST NAME: Eileen AGE: 41 TOWN: Red Bank
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DCP Response 40

Why is voting important to you?

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As a Native American who dreams of #LANDBACK, I know the best way forward to help the environment is through returning land stewardship to my people. This is why I vote, so that more native voices are heard, more natives hold positions in office, and dreams can be realized! Mitakuye Oyasin!
FIRST NAME: Sophia AGE: 19 TOWN: Lumberton
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DCP Response 41

What does it mean to be a good citizen?

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Commitment to the values of the preamble of the Constitution – to justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, and to promote the general welfare. If all citizens don’t uphold this social contract, our democracy suffers.
FIRST NAME: Cheyenne AGE: 32 TOWN: Lawrenceville
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DCP Response 43

What does it mean to be a good citizen?

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Being a good citizen means voting, as much as you can, for the candidates who have the best ideas and work ethic who will represent the interests of all of us.
FIRST NAME: Patricia AGE: 19 TOWN: Trenton
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DCP Response 44

What do you remember about the first time you voted?

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My first memories of voting are with my parents at my elementary school. My first vote was the presidential election of 1976 – less than 1 month after I turned 18 – magic!
FIRST NAME: Anonymous AGE: TOWN:
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