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In the
United States of America we not only
have the privilege,
but the right and the responsibility to
vote for our leadership.
Too many Americans fail to exercise this
right.
Each and
every vote
makes a difference...
Several of our states, including
California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and
Washington, became states by just ONE
vote.
In 1948, Lyndon B. Johnson, our 36th
president, became a U.S.
senator by a margin of ONE vote.
And, that same year, if Thomas E. Dewey
had gotten ONE vote more
per precinct in Ohio and California, the
presidential election would
have been thrown to the U.S. House of
Representatives, where Dewey
enjoyed more support than his
rival--incumbent Harry S. Truman.
In fact, Dewey was expected to win the
general election by a landslide,
so most Republicans stayed home. Only
51.5 percent of the electorate
voted in 1948, and Truman defeated
Dewey.
Each and
every vote
makes a difference...
In the 1960 presidential election, ONE
additional vote per precinct in
Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey and Texas
would have denied John F.
Kennedy the presidency and put Richard
M. Nixon in office 8 years earlier.
In recent years, the outcomes of many
state and congressional races have
been reversed as recounts have shifted a
handful of votes from one
candidate to another.
Each and
every
vote...
is the voice of a
citizen of the United States of America.
ONE vote speaking out...
can change the course of history.
NOTE
from Adelle: I received the above via
email so I don't know the authenticity
of the statements.
But, even if they are not true, they
could be, so...
VOTE -
your one vote could make a difference!
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