Don’t worry about it — I voted the same way as you did in ‘92 and like you, I regret that vote to this day. The difference is, I should have known better.
McCain’s pick of Palin didn’t change my vote, just the reason for my vote.
My parents were lifelong FDR Democrats. My father was an American citizen born in Europe. Came here in ‘35. Signed up for the Marine Corps on Dec. 8, 1941. Served from ‘42 to ‘46, 5th Marine Corps Division, one mission, Iwo Jima. Recalled to duty for Korea in ‘51.
He always said that FDR was a little dictator and that it was an honor to serve under Truman.
I think JFK was the last democrat they ever voted for. They loved Reagan and despised the Clintons, escpecially Hillary.