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Former President Jimmy Carter is less than two months shy of his 100th birthday, and he hopes to turn 100 so he can vote for Kamala Harris for president. Carter’s long-awaited birthday is Oct. 1, just two weeks before his home in the state of Georgia opens. Early voting for the 2024 general election.
“I’m just looking to vote for Kamala Harris,” Carter told her son Chip, according to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jason Carter, Jimmy’s grandson and a former state senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, spoke to the news outlet. about the conversation, noting that his grandfather “is more alert and interested in politics and the war in Gaza” in recent days.
Carter, the nation’s 39th president, has been in palliative care since February 2023. And last August, he and former first lady Rosalynn Carter said they were beginning their “final chapter” together. A few months later, in November, Rosalynn passed away at the age of 96.
In addition to voting, Carter plans to celebrate his birthday in early September with a night of music at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Carter will be revered by a wide diversity of artists, including Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris and the Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus, according to the Associated Press.
“Whether it’s on his record players, during the election campaign, or on the White House lawn,” Jason said of the celebration, “music has been and continues to be a source of joy, comfort, and inspiration for my grandfather. . . »
Despite Jimmy Carter’s complications, he remained remarkably active in politics.
During the summer 2020 protests, Carter issued a statement condemning “racial injustices,” adding, “People with power, privilege, and ethical will will have to stand up and say ‘no more’ to a racist police and justice system. ” Later that year, he and Rosalynn endorsed Joe Biden for president in a pre-recorded speech at the Democratic National Convention (in 2019, he said there deserved to be an age limit for presidents and that, at 80, he didn’t think could do it. “simply “carry out the tasks he did when he was president”).
In May, according to his family, Carter voted in the Georgia primary. “He won’t miss any election,” his grandson said. It’s for him. I mean, that’s the user he is. “
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