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Related: About this forum102-year-old Iowan prepares to cast her 20th presidential vote
Ruline Steiningers political endorsement might not come with star power, but it exemplifies staying power.
Steininger, 102, of Pleasant Hill, expects to vote this fall in her 20th presidential election. She hopes to cast her vote for Hillary Clinton, whom she considers one of the best candidates shes ever seen.
The retired teacher came to Grand View University to hear the former secretary of State speak Friday. She backed Clinton in the 2008 Democratic caucuses and plans to do so again Monday.
I think shes the best qualified. She has so much experience, Steininger said, shortly before the candidate took the stage.
Steininger, 102, of Pleasant Hill, expects to vote this fall in her 20th presidential election. She hopes to cast her vote for Hillary Clinton, whom she considers one of the best candidates shes ever seen.
The retired teacher came to Grand View University to hear the former secretary of State speak Friday. She backed Clinton in the 2008 Democratic caucuses and plans to do so again Monday.
I think shes the best qualified. She has so much experience, Steininger said, shortly before the candidate took the stage.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/01/29/iowan-hopes-cast-20th-presidential-vote/79536016/
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102-year-old Iowan prepares to cast her 20th presidential vote (Original Post)
SunSeeker
Jan 2016
OP
Nice find, Cha - as always. Touching photo of a 102-year-old with our future Madam President.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2016
#10
quickesst
(6,283 posts)1. K&R.....
......+102
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)2. Wise woman indeed!
rpannier
(24,338 posts)3. 102 and still gets around
Good for her
I got a great aunt who is 99 this year and she still drives
It helps she lives in a small community
She said if it was a big town she would not drive
On a political note Good endorsement for HRC
Cha
(297,655 posts)4. Thank you for this SunSeeker! A great pic of the two of them..
livetohike
(22,163 posts)7. Awww, great picture! Thanks for posting this Cha
Cha
(297,655 posts)9. You're Welcome, livetohike~
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)10. Nice find, Cha - as always. Touching photo of a 102-year-old with our future Madam President.
Wisdom does come with age.
Cha
(297,655 posts)11. It certainly does for a lot people, BlueCali~
I know I just love that pic!
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)14. I love that pic, too. Mahalo for sharing it with us.
You're the best!
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)15. Thanks, Cha. I was happy a national paper like USA Today ran this story.
I didn't see William's Des Moines Register OP before posting.
Cha
(297,655 posts)16. That's okay.. Sweet story like this can handle two threads. Yeah, good point about
the national paper carrying it, too.
Mahalo, SunSeeker~
murielm99
(30,761 posts)5. K&R!
Ligyron
(7,639 posts)6. Even as a Bernie supporter, ya gotta love a story like this.
Go Granny!
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)8. She was born at a time when women couldn't even vote! We've come a long way in her lifetime.
Gotta love this lady:
...."Has she ever been tempted to vote for a Republican for president?
Steininger scrunched her face at the question, as if she someone had passed sour milk under her nose.
No, she said, I cant say that I have been.
Anyone who hopes to follow Steiningers path should heed her secret to longevity: I just keep not dying.
Cha
(297,655 posts)12. LOL.. "I just keep not dying.”
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)13. K&R. Go Granny!