Post by Logan on Jul 5, 2016 4:04:31 GMT -6
Susanna Blount, to turn 18 just before the general election, might be undecided about her plans after high school, but she knows who is getting her vote for president. She’s on Team #Imwithher — the "her" being Hillary Clinton. As one of the youngest, if not the youngest, Democratic delegates in the nation, Blount will have the chance to chant the hashtag that’s evolved into a battle cry for Clinton supporters, from the floor at the party’s convention in Philadelphia.
Politicking is familiar territory for the St. Andrew's Episcopal school senior. The daughter of State Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, she made her first imprint on Mississippi’s political landscape as a fresh-faced adolescent with braces pictured on her dad's campaign site. But her interest in politics runs deeper than her bloodline.
“Beyond supporting my dad, the first time I really had my own political opinions, and was for someone, was when Hillary ran in 2008. I was excited about the prospect of the first woman president,” she said.
When Clinton stumped in Canton, Blount was in the crowd. She had the opportunity to meet the then-New York senator.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/04/mississippi-teen-could-be-youngest-democratic-delegate/86437332/
Politicking is familiar territory for the St. Andrew's Episcopal school senior. The daughter of State Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, she made her first imprint on Mississippi’s political landscape as a fresh-faced adolescent with braces pictured on her dad's campaign site. But her interest in politics runs deeper than her bloodline.
“Beyond supporting my dad, the first time I really had my own political opinions, and was for someone, was when Hillary ran in 2008. I was excited about the prospect of the first woman president,” she said.
When Clinton stumped in Canton, Blount was in the crowd. She had the opportunity to meet the then-New York senator.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/04/mississippi-teen-could-be-youngest-democratic-delegate/86437332/