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What Pennsylvania Voters Are Saying
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Harry Duerr of Ambler, a 66-year-old retired municipal employee, said he is disillusioned with the spending habits of Republicans in Congress and sees President Bush as "ignorant," so he will cast a protest vote for libertarian-minded Rep. Ron Paul in the primary. In November, he said, "I'll vote for McCain," because "the Democrats are too far left."
Another retiree, 76-year-old Frank McMahon of Upper Dublin, has doubts about McCain, in part because of his age, but said he probably will vote for him in November if he picks someone like Mitt Romney as his running mate -- a younger and more conventional conservative.
Kathleen Birchler of Dresham, a retired office worker in an electronics plant, clings to her Republican identity even though she "can't stand" either Bush or Vice President Cheney. She has ruled out Obama, in part because he professed to be unaware of Wright's political views despite 20 years of attending his services.
But she -- along with many Democrats -- wishes "McCain weren't so strong for the war," and so she might vote for Clinton if she were to win the nomination.
Anyone who thinks most of these voters are settled in their choices does not hear what they're saying.
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