100 Year Old Obama Supporter

Barack Obama Campaign 08 100 year old voter never thought she'd witness this history in the making.

by Jessica Taloney

Published: Wed, November 05, 2008 - 5:15 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, November 05, 2008 - 6:04 pm CST

Rachel Harris didn't know if she'd ever see the day when America would elect an African American President.

"I feel good today," says Harris, who is 100 years old and remembers how it wasn't always easy for black Americans to even vote. Harris was born in 1908 and lived more than half her life before Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Tuesday, Harris not only voted, she cast a ballot that for her was very special. "I was proud to vote for a black President, and I was proud to see so many people were doing the same thing," she says. "That's nice ain't it?"

Harris' friends from her senior mission group at church are just as excited. For 82 year old Alice Bason, this was a long time coming.

"I figured one day it was going to happen. We was going to have a black President," says Bason. "It was great," she says.

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama won more than 63 million votes to beat Republican Sen. John McCain. Obama's election is by all accounts a history making moment, and while Harris and her friends believed a black President would eventually win election, they're glad they lived to witness it.

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IamaChristian Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 1:27 pm

Just out of curiosity, my great-grandmother was 100% Cherokee Indian. Does that mean I can claim to be Indian as well? I’m sure I have missed out on zillions of $$$ worth of benefits if so.

butterflykisser101 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 9:51 am

Yep!!

cmb1 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 8:51 am

I guess everyone just needs to laugh alot more and hope for the best!

butterflykisser101 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 8:38 am

cmb1-then he would look like michael jackson lol

what the world needs now, is love, sweet love….it’s the only thing, that’s there just to little of

butterflykisser101 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 8:37 am

He is half and half but not half and half black and white.

Trailing for Palin 2012

cmb1 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 8:29 am

Why do they say black? He is 1/2 and 1/2 so why isn’t he white? just because he looks black? They just want history made so bad they call him black… He could clorox his skin and look creme?LOL

butterflykisser101 Says:

Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 7:33 am

He’s not freaking BLACK