Presidential election memories

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

No real memory much of elections in my youth until teenage years.

1988 (age 8 ): I remember my friend's house having a party of Dukakis vs Bush as comparing male vs female genitalia, and they weren't happy the female part won.

1992: (age 12): Remember my dad having a long discussion with my friend's dad who was a 3M engineer and inventor that convinced him to vote Perot.

1996 (age 16):  Starting to develop my own ideas on politics, I wanted my dad to vote Perot again. He said he'd vote Clinton because "he did a good job for the previous 4 years".

2000 (age 20): My first vote for President was Harry Browne, and the only presidential candidate I've even met in person so far.  But I was hooked to the TV after election day (mostly Fox News, which wasn't quite as partisan at the time and had the most coverage) for the election drama.  Probably what got me more interested in the process: hanging chads, SC of Florida decision, etc. I haven't watched Fox more than a clip here and there for many years now.

2004 (age 24): I lost any interest when the Dems failed to put up an interesting candidate (like Howard Dean) and knew Bush was going to win.  I just supported the Libertarian again.  I started posting here but don't think I was really excited about any result,  I believe I was full into trying to plan to move to New Hampshire for the Free State Project, which I never ended up doing as the movement cheated to get their count total up and I got disillusioned with any real change possible there.