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Voices at Tennyson: ‘Help the retirees, and bring our boys back’
At Tennyson Middle School, 6100 Tennyson Drive, two Clinton volunteers were busy helping people understand the intricacies of caucusing. Apparently, it’s still creating a lot of confusion.
Elizabeth Gordon, 51, a customer service representative, said her vote went to Hillary Clinton because of her “years and years of experience.”
She likes Clinton because of her health care plan and that the New York senator is against the war in Iraq. But when asked whether she thinks Clinton’s message is getting out to voters, she said, “No, and I’m afraid. That scares me. I’ve heard too much about the other side (Obama),” she said.
That “other side” includes retired nurse Dorothy Long, 75, who voted for Obama.
She said she likes Obama and is excited about the possibility of having the first black U.S. president.
“It’s a historic moment for everyone,” she said.
Obama also picked up the vote of Betty Cooper, 65, who is retired from working for an oil company.
She thinks Obama would be a good change for the country. She lists the economy and the Iraq war as two important issues for her.
Long said it doesn’t bother her that Obama didn’t come to Waco like Clinton, Mike Huckabee and John McCain did.
“It’s pretty hard to cover Texas,” she said.
What she would say to Obama: “I’d tell him to push forward. And I’m a retiree, so help the retirees, and bring our boys back.”
Another vote for Obama came from Chiree Wooden, 30. She works at the Texas Youth Commission facility in Mart.
She said she likes him because he policies will help both young and old. “I think he wants to embrace the whole country.”
Like Long, it doesn’t bother her that Obama didn’t make a stop in Waco. He went to Dallas, which is close enough for those who want to drive, she said.
Chad Carr, 32, a medical salesman, voted for McCain.
He said he agrees with the Arizona senator on “pretty much everything” except the school voucher issue. He also supports McCain’s plan to keep troops in Iraq.
Carr said he believes McCain is the only qualified candidate for the presidency.
“I don’t think Obama or Hillary have really done anything that qualifies them for president,” he said.
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