McCain volunteers say polls may be inaccurate
By KENDRA RICHARDS
DCN Correspondent
For some, the result of Election Day will bring rejoicing. For others, it will bring sorrow. According to the polls, McCain supporters are the ones who will be disappointed. However, volunteers at the McCain campaign headquarters here in Duluth are saying that the race is not over.
“The polls are wrong,� said Waylon Wittkotf, a volunteer at the McCain campaign headquarters. “The polls in the last election said Kerry was going to win, and they were wrong right up to Election Day. This one could be the same.�
The volunteers have been knocking on doors and making phone calls for months, talking to thousands of people. They say that many more citizens are voting for McCain than people think.
“A lot of people are saying they can't vote for Obama because he scares them,� said Marilyn Haglin, a volunteer at the McCain campaign headquarters. “One particular woman I talked to has been a Democrat and voted democrat her whole life, but she is voting McCain because Obama scares her.�
Haglin said that many Democrats, even members of the DFL, are voting for McCain.
“There are a lot of McCain supporters, but that goes unnoticed because of all the focus on Obama,� said Haglin. “Their votes will add up, and at the very least it will be a closer election than people are predicting.�
So what about Obama is making people abandon their normal party affiliation to vote for McCain?
“A lot of people don't like his opinion on spreading the wealth,� said Darlene Johnson, a volunteer for the McCain campaign headquarters. “We have lots of charities that donate lots of money to people who need it – that's what is great about our country. We help each other.�
Johnson also said that Obama's “socialist� policies bother a lot of Americans.
“I don't care to have socialism in our country either,� said Johnson. “Some people say it's a good system, but I have talked to people from socialist countries, and health care is not available to them; a lot of those people come to the U.S. for medical care.�
John Schwetman, English professor at UMD and faculty advisor for the College Democrats, said that he thinks all of this socialism talk is “looney.�
“Socialism involves a high level of taxation and government programs,� said Schetman. “Obama is proposing a tiny tax increase, and people think that any tax increase is socialist. It's just politics.�
Schwetman went on to say that there are reasons why the polls are saying Obama is winning – people like his policies and qualities.
“He's a good speaker, and he takes complicated matters and makes them clear for the people,� said Schwetman. “He takes government seriously, and speaks to people who don't believe in the current system.�
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you were right!
Posted by: Jim Smith | November 5, 2008 4:16 AM