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Democratic nominee Kamala Harris was campaigning in Georgia on Saturday with early voting in the Peach State now underway and reportedly producing a record-breaking turnout.
Summoning her best southern black accent, the vice president told rallygoers that if 100-year-old former President Jimmy Carter can cast a vote, so can they — Carter cast his 2024 mail-in ballot on Wednesday, according to the Carter Center.
Harris laughingly placed her hands on her hips and crowed, “If Jimmy Carter can vote early, you can too!”
A clip of Harris’ remarks was shared on social media alongside recent video footage of a very frail Carter — her trademark cackling setting just the right tone.
NEW: Kamala Harris tells her rally audience that if Jimmy Carter can vote early, so can they.
Jimmy Carter recent accomplished his goal of voting for Kamala Harris after early voting opened in Georgia.
Carter wasn’t looking forward to his 100th birthday but was instead fighting… pic.twitter.com/zSuRDG2ABb
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 19, 2024
While grandson Jason Carter admitted to the New York Times last month that the former president is “very, very physically diminished,” son Chip Carter claimed his father was very focused on casting a ballot for Kamala Harris, even more so than his recent birthday.
“He said he didn’t care about that. It’s just a birthday. He said he cared about voting for Kamala Harris,” Chip reportedly said.
The recent video footage of the 100-year-old Democrat would challenge that suggestion.
“This is horrible. It was appalling when they displayed Carter in this manner and now for her to be joking about it is just vile,” conservative pundit Tammy Bruce said in response to Harris.
This is horrible. It was appalling when they displayed Carter in this manner and now for her to be joking about it is just vile. https://t.co/LGF5RPKssl
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) October 20, 2024
Here’s a sampling of other responses to the story, as seen on X:
I watched my mother die last year after a 7 year bout with Alzheimer’s. She looked exactly like this.
I can’t imagine exploiting her vulnerability like this. It is shameful.
— ConfirmBias (@Fulcrumbs44) October 20, 2024
It’s more than vile. It’s abuse. Her flaunting it reveals that she is nothing more than a harlot of the establishment.
— Ben (@benlane638) October 20, 2024
Carter deserved more than this.
We could expect nothing less from Kamala.— Albert Latham (@albert1776) October 20, 2024
The Carter Family never should have allowed it. But the DNC and Kamala will do ANYTHING to win, even parade a man on his death bed.
— Anne Stewart Helton (@HappyJesusNurse) October 20, 2024
It is absolutely disgusting. She is a horrible person.
— Lady (@lovingit111) October 20, 2024
Jimmy Carter has no idea who Kamala Harris is.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 20, 2024
Jimmy Carter is not competent to vote. The idea that Kamala Harris is using his almost dead corpse as an example of what should be happening is disgusting
— WendylDail (@wendylwilson2) October 19, 2024
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