Day of Decision
Elections inspectors in Ward 6 in the City of Norwich were taking names first thing this morning as voting got underway. Polls are open until 9 p.m. Front row: Minnie Ellis and Maureen Wahlberg. Back row: Margaret Davis, Anne Tucker, Helen Donahe and Mary
NORWICH – It’s Election Day in the United States today, and this year’s vote is an important one. With the balance in the House of Representatives on the line, local residents discussed the issues that will determine the choices for them.
The House is currently made up of 201 Democrats, 229 Republicans, and 1 independent. Many political analysts are saying this election will be decided with the war in Iraq weighing heavily on voters’ minds. One Norwich resident seemed to agree. “We need to get the troops back home,” she said. “I’m voting along party lines.”
Others reprimanded this kind of thought process. “People are at risk of allowing national issues to cloud local races,” said local resident Noel Nichols, who was more concerned with where local tax dollars will go.
According to one woman, the merits of each candidate need to be individually assessed. “You can’t go straight Republican or Democrat,” a woman from Norwich said. “I hope people will educate themselves through the materials available, to distinguish the moral values of each candidate.” Through a campaign season fraught with mud-slinging advertisements, finger pointing and name calling, it may be difficult to determine who is telling the truth.
Local business owner Geri Barnes said she is concerned about the effect the negative campaigning will have on the young people. “Politicians should be our heroes. They should be people we can respect and honor, and they’re not,” she said. Despite her disgust for the way many campaigns have been run, she was still concerned that low voter turnout would be an issue.
While asking people on the street about the elections, several answered that they were just not into politics. Voter turnout has been so low in recent elections, that organizations that have never before been political, are now attempting to get people interested. “My church is now discussing the importance of voting and getting involved,” a local woman said. In an effort to keep politics and religion separate, the woman explained that the church was not endorsing any particular candidates, but trying to get people to take more of an interest in politics.
The House is currently made up of 201 Democrats, 229 Republicans, and 1 independent. Many political analysts are saying this election will be decided with the war in Iraq weighing heavily on voters’ minds. One Norwich resident seemed to agree. “We need to get the troops back home,” she said. “I’m voting along party lines.”
Others reprimanded this kind of thought process. “People are at risk of allowing national issues to cloud local races,” said local resident Noel Nichols, who was more concerned with where local tax dollars will go.
According to one woman, the merits of each candidate need to be individually assessed. “You can’t go straight Republican or Democrat,” a woman from Norwich said. “I hope people will educate themselves through the materials available, to distinguish the moral values of each candidate.” Through a campaign season fraught with mud-slinging advertisements, finger pointing and name calling, it may be difficult to determine who is telling the truth.
Local business owner Geri Barnes said she is concerned about the effect the negative campaigning will have on the young people. “Politicians should be our heroes. They should be people we can respect and honor, and they’re not,” she said. Despite her disgust for the way many campaigns have been run, she was still concerned that low voter turnout would be an issue.
While asking people on the street about the elections, several answered that they were just not into politics. Voter turnout has been so low in recent elections, that organizations that have never before been political, are now attempting to get people interested. “My church is now discussing the importance of voting and getting involved,” a local woman said. In an effort to keep politics and religion separate, the woman explained that the church was not endorsing any particular candidates, but trying to get people to take more of an interest in politics.
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