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Voices in Elm Mott: ‘Don’t let big business make the decisions’
Monica Ortiz found a line out the door when she arrived at Precinct 67 at about 4:30, and parking was at a premium.
Carl and Laura Patrick were there to vote for Republican Ron Paul, and his stance on immigration reforms was one reason.
But Paul’s economic views also attracted their vote. “The economy is important, mainly because money gets so tight nowadays,” says Laura, who at 60 is still working in order to help pay bills and keep health insurance.
Carl also likes Paul’s small-government point of view. “I’d like to see a reduction of government power,” Carl says.
Their message to the next president: “Mostly don’t let big business make the decisions,” Carl says. “Let the little people do it,” his wife chimes in.
Robert Kuykendell stopped at the Elm Mott precinct to vote for Mike Huckabee, whose views on the economy, abortion and the war he supports. “I don’t think we should just pull out of Iraq, give it to them and say, ‘I give up.’ “
He doesn’t trust the Democratic candidates, and if John McCain prevails over Huckabee for the GOP nomination, he’d have some advice for him: “He needs to listen to the people more.”
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