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Voices in Mart: First-time voter for Hillary
At the Mart Community Center, where residents in Precincts 71 and 92 come to vote, staffer Tim Woods reports that 198 have voted as on 1:30 p.m.
Election officials told him that it’s about 3-to-1 or 4-to-1 Democratic voters, but that’s to be expected in Mart.
Sandra Boyd said she cast her ballot for Hillary Clinton.
“I’m 38 years old and I’ve never voted for anyone,” she said. “I came to vote for Hillary, not just the fact that she’s a woman, but the fact that she’s got the strength to be commander in chief.”
She said a big issue for her is health care, which has long been a mainstay in Clinton’s platform.
“I work in Waco and I can’t afford the health care that my work offers,” Boyd said. “It’s a horrible situation not to be able to pay for your health care if something would go wrong.”
One man was outside the center handing out Ron Paul fliers. A voter commented to him that he knew a few people who said they backed the GOP candidate.
“I wish there were a few million more of them (Paul supporters),” he sighed.
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