I was talking to a dear friend of mine in her 80s when the Biden news came in. She’s a Dem but had been wavering on voting at all, disgusted by the last few months

She instantly snapped “Well don’t expect me to vote now.”

I stared at her & nearly started crying. I begged: “You HAVE to. It’s so important. If not for you, for me, for us. For my sweet kid who doesn’t know people can be hated for who they are yet.”

She went pale. “Ok ok you’re right. I will. I promise.”

Talk to people. Everyone.

@Catvalente Was her initial response because Harris became the candidate? If so, was it gender or race-based objection?
@Jane22
From context, I would guess it's because of the disgusting way Biden's age was deployed against him. The way old people are treated and talked about sometimes is not any better than racism or misogyny
@Catvalente