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By Sophie Clark
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Kamala Harris took to social media to thank former president Jimmy Carter after he fulfilled his goal of voting for her in the 2024 election.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Harris shared a link to an article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution reporting on Carter casting his vote for her in Georgia as early voting in the state opened.
She wrote, "President Carter, thank you for your support."
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Harris' running mate Tim Walz shared her post, adding "Thank you for voting early for Kamala Harris, President Carter. It's an honor to have your support."
Carter's son, Chip Carter, previously told the Associated Press that his father's goal was to vote for Harris, saying: "I asked him two months ago if he was trying to live to be 100, and he said, 'No, I'm trying to live to vote for Kamala Harris.'"
The Carter Center confirmed to Newsweek that Jimmy Carter cast his ballot on Wednesday October 16, just over two weeks after turning 100 on October 1.
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Carter's home state of Georgia is a crucial swing state for both presidential candidates. In 2020, Joe Biden won the state for the Democrats for the first time since Bill Clinton in 1992. However, FiveThirtyEight polling from Wednesday shows Trump ahead in the state by one point, with 48.3 percent of the vote.
Georgia is a complex state for Trump given his ongoing controversies and legal disputes in the state. Trump, alongside 18 other people, have been indicted in Georgia for alleged election interference in 2020, accused of attempting to overturn the results, which Trump denies.
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Carter entered hospice care in 2023. To celebrate his 100th birthday this year, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared the day to be Jimmy Carter Day.
President Joe Biden also posted a tribute to Carter on the day, saying: "You've always been a moral force for our nation in the world.
"Your hopeful vision of our country, your commitment to a better world, and your unwavering belief in the power of human goodness, continues to be a guiding light for all of us."
Carter is currently the most popular Democrat politician in the US, according to a mid-2024 YouGov ranking which lists him with a 60 percent favorability rating.
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