Ira voted in his first presidential election after Nixon's Watergate debacle. He supported Democrat Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia who was elected President in the 1976.
Coming from a Democratic family, the choice was simple - comply or feel the wrath of Stone! Not only did his family declare themselves "Democrats," but his father's brother, Uncle Joshua, was an elected Illinois State Representative. His son, Cousin David, had been working in campaign offices since he was 5 years old. So as you can see, the only logical presidential candidate was Jimmy Carter.
During one of the Democratic rallies, Ira met a 16 year old "braniac" named Michael Davis who was an event volunteer. He looked more mature than his age. He also came from a Democratic family like Ira, so they had a little in common. Their courses of study couldn't be more different. Ira was majoring in marketing and minoring in computer science, while Michael was in pre-med. Differences aside, they still developed a nice friendship.
At the end of Ira's Sophomore year at Northern Illinois University, Ira's dorm room mate, Isaac, announce he was transferring to MIT. Michael agreed to room with Ira the following year.
Jacob was not keen on Ira's choice of a new room mate, there was something about him, he just couldn't figure it out. He preferred Isaac, thought he was a good influence on his son. Rebecca, as always, dismissed her husband's "gut feelings."
In later years, Michael and Jacob did not see eye-to-eye on most things.
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