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Voices in West Waco: ‘It gives me hope for America’
At Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 1624 Wooded Acres Drive, Martin Ginnane said he voted for Barack Obama in the Democratic primary.
“I just like his personality. We need some changes,” the 75-year-old said. He also is pleased that Obama wants to get the U.S out of Iraq.
Bob and Virginia Crilley said they cast their votes for Obama. Bob, 73, is a retired pastor. His wife, Virginia, 70, is a retired secretary.
Bob Crilley said he’s impressed Obama has attracted a lot of younger voters. “It gives me hope for America,” he said, adding that having new leadership like Obama might lead to an end of the way things have always been done in the past.
They said they have their tickets for tonight’s caucus.
Kevin Felkner, 35, a salesman, said he cast his vote for Obama.
The Illinois senator resonates with him on a number of things, especially in changing the rules for lobbyists.
He added that he believes government is too focused on big business and overlooks the average person.
“It would change things for me so differently,” he said of having Obama in the White House.
While Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee and John McCain all made the trip to Waco, Felkner said he’s not upset that Obama didn’t make a personal visit.
“It seems like they’re grasping at straws” by coming to Waco, he said.
The economy also is a reason he’s voting Democratic, he said.
“It’s been proven that Democrats always give people more money to spend,” Felkner said.
If he had a comment to Obama as president, he said: “Stay true to what you’ve been saying. Let’s have four years of that.”
Retiree Gwen Luikart, 59, also voted for Obama. She said she likes the fact that Obama is against the Iraq War and that he received Congressman Chet Edwards’ endorsement.
She said it was a tough choice between Obama and Hillary Clinton, but went with Obama because “I think he’s a leader.”
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