Obama Frames Voting Reform Around 102-Year-Old Hero
Posted on 02/13/2013 by Tamara Lytle | Washington Watch | Comments
Bulletin Today | PoliticsThe sheer determination of a 102-year-old Miami woman brought the U.S. government to its feet Tuesday night. In his State of the Union address, President Obama recognized Desiline Victor, a retired farmworker who voted last fall after enduring a wait that would have discouraged most voters. Lawmakers and other Washington VIPs rose to their feet and craned their necks to see Victor, sitting in the back row of the First Lady’s box. “When Desiline arrived at her polling place, she …
