What voters are saying at the polls
A sampling of what
Rhode Island voters said about the presidential contest between President Bush and his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday.
�He�s holding back science. He�s holding back the 21st century, cures that can help people.��Independent Steve Torres, 42, of Portsmouth, saying he disagrees with Bush�s opposition to government funding for stem cell research.
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�He�s the right man for the job. He�s up front ... and his wife, she tells it like it is.��Eva Massie, 74, of Warwick, on why she voted for Kerry.
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�I think Americans like someone who has a core set of beliefs.
We may not agree all the time, but we want to know where he stands. Kerry�s too much of an opportunist, a political opportunist. I don�t want our country governed by popularity polls.��State Republican Party chairwoman Patricia Morgan, who is also running for a seat in the state House.
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�Kerry is too much of a radical for me.��Saleh Shahid, a 37-year-old Warwick physician and registered Republican.
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�I think the country�s going down the wrong road in Bush and (Vice President Dick) Cheney�s hands. I�m hoping we can redirect and get back on track.��Richard Short, 53, of Providence.
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�George W. Bush was elected as a compassionate conservative and he has been unwilling or unable to come to the center, work with others or be compassionate.��Rhode Island Democratic House Majority Leader Gordon Fox.
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�I think that President Bush has been one of the worst things to happen to this country since Nixon.��Roxanne Murray, a 48-year-old Providence attorney, on why she voted for Kerry.
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