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Nearing his 100th birthday and in hospice care since February 2023, the former president Jimmy Carter reportedly has one goal: voting for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

“I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” Carter told his son Chip this week, as his grandson Jason Carter recounted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Harris, Carter’s fellow Democrat, will face the Republican Trump for the presidency on 5 November. Carter’s 100th birthday will fall on 1 October.

A Democrat who was in the White House from 1977 to 1981, Carter is the oldest living president. In ill health for several years, his family announced that he entered hospice care on 18 February 2023. Many took that announcement to mean Carter was near the end of his life.

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[–] [email protected] 202 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Imagine being so disliked that it becomes the goal of elderly voters to live long enough to vote against you, nevermind that it's a former president

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The fact that its Carter doesnt mean a whole lot, hes already one of the nicest guys to come out of America. It would be more of an endorsement of someone like Bush were to be disavowing Trump

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am pretty sure both w and Sr claimed to have voted against tRump. And Sr says he voted for Hilary even.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

Both Bush 41 and 43 hate(d) Trump. After Trump's inauguration GWB exclaimed, "That was some weird shit."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Of all people, Dick fucking Cheney came out against Trump.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Dick Cheney wouldn't have missed that shot at Trump

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

My father in law hoped to outlive that piece of trash. Sadly, he didn't make it; he passed earlier this year.

[–] [email protected] 108 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Jimmy Carter lives long enough to vote.
Dies.
The next day:
Fox News "Kamala Harris killed Jimmy Carter!"

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago

“Did she do it because she’s not black? More from our thinly veiled racist guest at 8.”

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Call me a pessimist, but I'd be willing to bet the Republicans would put up legislation to argue that anyone that dies after the election within X number of days has their vote disqualified.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

They'd argue that he really died after the vote. "Are we sure they didn't declare his death two days later just to cast in his vote?"

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We don’t have kings in America but this man is a king!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We don’t have kings in America

"Hold our beers" -SCOTUS

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“You can’t hold my beer. I’M NOT LETTING GO OF MY BEER”

– Kavanaugh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can we get him in front of a camera and list his achievements, both during and out of office? I know he's done so much, but this could literally prevent a fascist takeover of the US government...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He has worked hard enough. If he wants to rest, we should let him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Trump tried to not lower the flag for the officers killed during the insurrection, he tried to not lower the flag when a member of Congress died (McCain) he will try to do the same when Carter dies, if that day comes may every peanut forever sour to his touch. Kidding aside, Carter worked for this country, that can't be said for the person he refuses to vote for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Once again, we must ask too much of him...