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City voters crowd the polls early on election day Date published: 11/3/2009
At Ward 1, Precinct 101 at Hugh Mercer Elementary in Fredericksburg, some voters waited in line at the polls. “I think it’s important to exercise your right to vote,” said Mike Puig, 64. One voter said she came out to the polls mainly for state issues. “There’s a sense of neglect with the state. I just felt like it wasn’t being taken care of,” said 46-year-old Vicki Watson. “I just don’t like the way things are trending,” K. Schweitezer, 70, said. “Everybody’s pushing an agenda for themselves instead of for the country as a whole. I’m sick and tired of it.” One voter at Hugh Mercer said he hasn’t missed an election since he first started voting at 18. “The Democratic Party really excited me. It’s the progressive party in Virginia,” said George Beddoe, 66. Others at Hugh Mercer came to support Republican candidate Bob McDonnell. “I read a lot in the paper and it seemed like McDonnell had a better plan,” Sasha Anselmo, 31, said. Clint Mallory, 31, who came to the polls with Anselmo, agreed. “I came to vote against Deeds,” he said. “The reason is because of the deceitful, dishonest campaign he ran. And the transportation plan McDonnell had seemed very well thought out.” At Ward 4, Precinct 402 in Fredericksburg at the VFW Hall, several voters favored the Democratic candidates at the state level. “I’d like to see us support the agenda of President Obama,” said Landon Elswick, 64. “As soon as the race started, I knew I didn’t want McDonnell.” “I’d like to keep supporting the change,” Della Piarulla, 39, who also supported Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds. “We need a lot of people on the same page...I think we’re on a good road and we need to stay on it,” she said. Vendell King, 39, said the biggest issue for him in the state election was healthcare reform. “I support the public option and I think Deeds will be behind that,” he said. For Sharon Ruffin, 37, the foremost issue was the United States’ involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Everybody wants change,” she said. “We have men and women fighting over there and that needs to end.” Others who voted at the VFW Hall didn’t have one issue that outweighed the others. “I can’t say I had one issue that swayed me the most,” said Mike Seymour, 35. “I don’t like smear campaigns so I tend to vote for people who are nicer.” Brett Anderson, 42, said he wrote himself in for governor since he didn’t support Bob McDonnell or Creigh Deeds. “I’m sick of all the mud slinging,” he said. “So this is my protest against the mud slinging and back and forth.” -—Brynn Boyer
Read more stories about Fredericksburg Date published: 11/3/2009
Was it a "Super Troopers" flash back? Must have been some primo stuff. When he comes back to Earth and finds out what he did, he's gonna either want to go into rehab or on a reality show w/Lindsey Lohan.
If anyone thinks that one of these two gubenatorial candidates can fix transportation, please read the article about the naked kid on the tracks. You must have eaten the same mushrooms he did!
"Landon Elswick, 64. “As soon as the race started, I knew I didn’t want McDonnell.” " So the issues meant nothing, just that Bob would have an "R" next to his. Gotcha. Good idea.
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