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100-year-old Jimmy Carter finally fulfills heart desire of voting for Kamala Harris

100-year-old Jimmy Carter finally fulfills heart desire of voting for Kamala Harris

As former President Jimmy Carter approached 20 months in hospice care, he shared a heartfelt wish with his family: to live long enough to vote for Kamala Harris. Having just turned 100 on October 1, Carter has now fulfilled this goal, as revealed by his grandson, Jason Carter. “I’m only trying to make it to…

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