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Voices in McGregor: ‘We have too many prisons’
The five voters who talked to staffer Jeff Osborne at Isbill Junior High in McGregor were blue. In the Democratic sense, that is.
Billie Zacharias was voting for Hillary Clinton, saying she likes her experience and integrity.
The economy is an important issue for her, but so is the war in Iraq. “I’d like the war in Iraq to be over,” she says, “but I don’t know how to do it.”
Connie Dorrell, Bernice Danforth and Otis Webb all also voted for Clinton and say they want the war over. Webb’s message to the next president: “Bring the boys home.”
Dorrell also had a few other things on her mind. “We have too many prisons. And we need to provide help to the poor and middle class and take care of our veterans.”
Danforth likes Clinton’s experience. So does Webb, and he also says that he likes the idea of former president Bill Clinton bringing his experience to the table.
James Daniels was thrilled that Texas’ vote could be decisive this year. “We’re part of history,” he says. “This has been a Republican state, but we need to let people know that there are some Democrats in Texas.”
Daniels’ pick is Barack Obama, and he was happy to see local congressman Chet Edwards back the Illinois senator. “I think this is a very important election if people want to see change.”
What he’d tell the next president: “Don’t forget the issues you were elected for. A lot of times candidates get elected and then forget what the platform was.”
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