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’08 election excited youth and old alike

November 4, 2008

This election is one of the most important in the history of the U.S. The American people had two stark choices when choosing who will become the next president—Barack Obama and John McCain. The media is always covering those who vote for the two major candidates, but not those who vote for other lesser-known candidates and their supporters.

Michael Cushing is an independent who during the presidential primaries supported Ron Paul. Cushing said that Paul was not given a fair chance during the Republican primaries and that the media wrote him off as a choice for president.

Cushing is still very much interested in who will become the next president. However, he remained cynical.

“I’m not going to vote for the lesser of two evils,” he said.

Cushing can find common ground with both candidates. He is a senior citizen and used to be in the Navy. Additionally, he enjoys fishing and hunting—both things where he can relate to with John McCain and Sarah Palin.

“I like the personalities of both McCain and Palin but it’s with Obama and Biden where I agree on the issues,” Cushing said.

Cushing said that if he had to vote he would go for Obama because he feels Obama will be able to take the U.S. in a new direction—“He [Obama] is fresh and not corrupted.”

The youth as well as the old are excited about this year’s election.

Shirley Herrera and Zack Pringel are part of the UNR Honors Political Science Society.

Herrera became a strong supporter of Barack Obama after Hillary Clinton did not become the Democratic Presidential Candidate.

“My top issue was the economy and international relations and I think that Obama and Biden were the right combination to become president and vice president of the U.S.,” Herrera said.

Herrera like many Obama supporters disagrees with the McCain tax cuts and thinks that “people who make more should be taxed more.”

Zack Pringel is in his 3rd year at UNR and voted for Paul because he thinks he will be “the right choice because he is fiscally conservative and has the right plan for Iraq.”

At the end of the day, whether you agree with the next president’s policies or not, all we can do is hope that he is correct on the issues and that he will take the United States of America in the right direction.

Story by Alexander de Rafols
McQueen High School student

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