Shortly after I turned 18 in December of 1979, I marched myself down to the local firehouse down the street in Llanerch, Pa. and registered as a Democrat. In those days, nothing was done online, and it was a solemn moment when I signed the application and became a full member of civic society.
About 11 months later, I cast my first vote. It was for Ronald Reagan.
Pretty much every vote thereafter wa…
