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Voices in McGregor: ‘Keep us in line and cut the pork chop stuff’
Staffer Jeff Osborne found a voter with a connection to John McCain while visiting Fellowship Bible Church in McGregor. Maggie Wallace says she was in the communications center in Japan, where she served with the Marine Corps, when McCain was shot down in 1967 over North Vietnam.
Immigration, national security and the economy are her top issues. She feels McCain has the experience to be commander in chief and to make the decisions that are necessary. He also knows when it’s time to be bipartisan, she says.
David Davis voted for McCain, too. “He’s a little liberal for my taste,” Davis says, “but he’s going to become the nominee.”
Davis lists the economy, the war and health care as his top concerns. And his advice to the next president: Keep taxes down.
Another McCain backer, who gave her name only as Frances, wants McCain to provide some fiscal discipline: “Just keep us in line and cut the pork chop stuff.”
Jeanne Hinckley is also concerned about the war and health care, but she feels education is getting short shrift and would like to see more emphasis on the issue.
She’s behind Hillary Clinton and likes her experience. “She’s been around the block a few times, then kicked in the teeth and bounced back.”
She and her husband will be attending the caucus tonight. And as for what she’d tell the next president? “Try as hard as you can to keep up with your campaign promises.”
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