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Voices in B-Eddy: Iraq, security are main issues
From Tim Woods, on the scene at the voting precinct in Bruceville-Eddy:
By 11:30 a.m., 200 people had voted. Volunteers say numbers are pretty evenly split among Republicans and Democrats, with Republicans holding a slight edge.
Donald Musel and his wife, Toni-Rae, said they both voted for John McCain. The Musels said they moved to Texas from Minnesota about a year and a half ago,
“We’re new to Texas, but the main thing is the presidential race, and the only choice is McCain,” Donald Musel said.
He said that the biggest issue for him is “Iraq and the security of the country.”
He added: “I also don’t trust the Democrats as far as gun control. I think they’re going to take our guns away.”
Toni-Rae Musel said the key issue for her was “winning the war over there and not just walking away from it. We’ve lost too many of our boys over there to not give them the respect they deserve.”
Toni-Rae said she was also concerned about the Democrats raising taxes if elected.
John Burns said the issue he is most concerned about is “doing something for the veterans that are coming back.”
He said he planned to vote in the Republican primary, but he will vote for the candidate and not for the party in November.
Burns said he supported McCain, but if he had to choose a Democrat, “I give Hillary (Clinton) the edge over (Barack) Obama.”
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