At 14, at least I could have voted for Reagan.
Just once in my life it would be nice to vote FOR someone.
I was 26 when I voted for Reagan the first time. What made it all the more glorious was changing the minds of my German neighbors. They were convinced that RR would start WW3, and pleaded with me to vote for Carter.
In the weeks leading up to the election, I spent 2-3 nights per week in my neighborhood gasthaus arguing the case for Reagan. It was pretty easy, Reagan's platform was clear, and I remembered how he served two productive terms as governor of California.
Best of all, I made my points in German to my neighbors...I had been in country nearly four years, and had lived off base for over 3 by that time, to include a temporary assignment in Northern Germany at a German base. IOW, I was highly conversational at that time.