Jimmy Carter reveals his 100th birthday wish: 'Make it to vote for Kamala Harris'

03 Aug 2024, 14:53 by https://www.facebook.com/17108852506 · AlterNet

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Elizabeth Preza
August 03, 2024Election 2024

Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, has been in hospice care since Feb. 2023. And, according to his gransdon Jason Carter, the former president told his son Chip this week that he’s “only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris.”

As the Atlantic-Journal Constitution reports, Jason Carter “said the exchange took place a few days ago when Chip asked the former president if he’s trying to make it to the century mark. He was clear he was more interested in electing Harris, the party’s presumptive nominee.”

Carter, the Nobel Prize winning politician who served as Georgia’s governor and state senator, has been “more alert and interested in politics and the war in Gaza” in recent days, his grandson told the AJC.

[Jason Carter] said the exchange took place a few days ago when Chip asked the former president if he’s trying to make it to the century mark. He was clear he was more interested in electing Harris, the party’s presumptive nominee.

As the Atlantic-Journal Constitution notes, Georgia’s three-week early voting period for the presidential election begins on Oct. 15, which means the former president only has to wait a few weeks after his birthday to cast his ballot.

Read the full report at the Atlantic-Journal Constitution (subscription required).

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