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Voices at Brazos Meadows: ‘Listen to the people’
Trib assistant city editor Jeff Osborne talked with three voters at Brazos Meadows Baptist Church, which is hosting Precinct 62.
Scottie and Emory Isham were there to cast votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton. They say they’re especially concerned with health care, the national debt, Social Security and Medicare and think Hillary is the one to tackle them.
They both plan to attend caucuses tonight. Texas Democratic delegates are partially given based on the primary vote results, with the rest being awarded based on who shows up for whom at tonight’s caucuses.
Asked what they’d tell the next president if they got the opportunity, Emory said he’d push for an end to the Iraq war. “Try to end this conflict and get our boys home,” he said.
Scottie had lobbyists on her mind. “Concentrate on the people as a whole rather than special interests.”
Bill Northern had health care on his mind when he got to Precinct 62 to vote, too. He’s also concerned about border security and the war in Iraq.
He said he wasn’t set on a candidate, but his plans for the day didn’t include caucusing tonight. But he had some thoughts for the next president: “Listen to the people. Do what the people want. Don’t follow a preset agenda or lobbying groups.”
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