At the Westgate elementary school in Manassas, another northern Virginia Washington suburb, voters are put out because some have been re-routed through two precincts before landing in a third where their names are listed on the books. There were reports of heavy voting in the early morning hours here, but by mid morning there was but a trickle of voters going in and out of the school.
People were not shy in expressing their opinions on who they voted for and why.
Thomas Hamilton, 70, said, “I am better off today than I was four or eight years ago.” He cast his ballot for Allen.
Roger Johnson, 58, a plumber, doesn’t like the war and thinks the Dems “are a step in the right direction.” Johnson adds, “Bring the babies home.”
Linda Gerkin, 46, a receptionist, said the war was a major issue. “I support the troops and what we’re doing but I’d like to get them out of there,” she said, adding the Republicans — “they’ll get them out.”
Luis Unana, 26, a student at George Mason University who works full time in a security firm, said he wanted to see traffic improvement and improved higher education. He was against the war, and voted straight Democrat.
