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The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just pointing out that the country “coming back together” is a long way off, measured in years if not decades.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And we can hope he lives that long.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I don’t want to lose such a good steward of humanity any more than the next decent person, but at the same time I feel like if anybody deserves to “rest” it would be President Carter.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Idk once you hit like 80, in general, existing itself becomes torture with how your body fails you. Not exactly a torture Carter is deserving of.