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“What I really want to hear is the voice of integrity from the politicians, and I’d love to hear a presidential campaign person — a candidate — say, ‘I can’t do it alone.’”
(Eunice Tompkins, 60, of Tully, registered Republican, online forum censor for advance.net)
“Make healthcare more affordable. Like, now that I’m retired, I’ve lost my health care, and everything is not within my, you know, affordability. Make it more affordable for the middle class, which is something that I believe Obama is promising to do.”
(Ayo Ford, 44, of Syracuse, registered Democrat, retired, plans to vote for Barack Obama)
“As far as a presidential candidate, I like John McCain more than I dislike Barack Obama. I like the fact that John McCain can vote and can swing around with Ted Kennedy as well as with Joe Lieberman.”
(Joe Maloni, 44, of Syracuse, unaffiliated, photographer and oil painter, plans to vote for McCain)
“First of all, there needs to be a recognition by the government that people are hurting, and that their lives are being touched by gas prices and food prices.”
(Lori Ott, 46, of Fayetteville, registered Democrat, unemployed, plans to vote for Obama)
“Social Security is a moot point right now. I don’t know if they can do anything with Social Security.”
(Sheila Migdal, 59, of Salina, registered Republican, retired)
“We need to have good foreign policy. And we’ve gotta have one hell of a public relations candidate.”
(Maloni)
This is Ed Jacovino, with Democracywise.
(Ed Jacovino is a senior with dual majors in newspaper journalism and anthropology.)
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