I like that Obama is for the middle class, and I think that he has tried to help the middle class. He seems sincere, and I think he would keep trying to give middle-class folks a break. On the other hand, I prefer Romney’s stance on social issues. He has traditional American values, which are also very important to me. He doesn’t want to take the country off into wild, untested ground like Obama.
~Joyce, 62, Santa Fe, N.M.
There are things that really frighten me about both candidates. For me, there’s really not much to like about either of them. For instance, as a soon-to-be-retired woman, Romney’s plan for Medicare (I think the plan is to kill it off completely) scares me to death. Once you get up in years, just one serious illness can wipe you out financially. And with Obama, the whole rationed health-care thing—I was against that, too. So far, Obamacare hasn’t been that bad, but I know a lot of that law hasn’t gone into effect yet. I guess we’ll see.
~Ana Maria, 63, Portsmouth, N.H.
I consider myself a Republican. Only rarely, when I really think the Republican ticket is off base, have I ever voted against the ticket. But this year, I am really on the fence. I voted for McCain, but I don’t think Obama has been quite the disaster that everyone was predicting. He has done some good things, I have to admit it. Still, he is a liberal and I oppose the liberal agenda. Romney, he’s just not…I just don’t like him. I might just skip voting this year. I really wish they could find another Reagan. Now, that was a president.
~Lou, 58, Hood River, Ore.