How many Freepers voted for for McGovern for president? First time I was eligible to vote, I did. By time Reagan was up for the second term, I finally got wise, and I have been a Reaganite since!
I was not old enough to vote in 1972 (short by one year), but I did not want to see McGovern in the White House at that time. I was a Democrat, but more of the Scoop Jackson variety (very pro-defense, knew something about the Soviet Union - including the orbat - unusual for a high school senior).