An elderly voter doesn’t know how to acronym.

>During the 1964 campaign an elderly woman is said to have told a reporter that she intended to vote against [Senator Goldwater](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Barry_Goldwater_photo1962.jpg) because “he’s the guy who’s going to get rid of TV.” >”But, madam,” said the reporter, “I think you’re making a mistake. Senator Goldwater is talking about getting rid of the Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA.” >”Well,” persisted the woman, “I’m not taking any chances!” _____________________ **Source:** Boller, Paul F. “On the Campaign Trail.” *Congressional Anecdotes*. New York: Oxford UP, 1991. 138. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Christopher Mathews, *Hardball: How Politics is Played – By One Who Knows the Game* (New York, 1988), 198. _____________________ **Further Reading:** [Barry Morris Goldwater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater) [Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority)