Voters stormed the polls in record numbers not seen in 100 years. What compelled some of South Carolina’s voters to brave the long lines and waits, as long as three or four hours for some?
Bobby Snuffer, 34, a deputy for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, said it’s important to vote because “this country has survived for many years, through many battles, because the people within this country have stood united, continued the morals and values taught, and have elected one person every four years to continue our success.”
“However, if the people of the United States choose the wrong president, then all that we’ve created will crumble,” Snuffer added.
Snuffer, who is a public employee, noted that, “These comments are solely my opinion and are not influenced by others.”
Renea Williams, 41, summed it up by saying, “I vote because it is my right.” Williams is a school photographer for Strawbridge Studios.
Robbin Wardlaw, 34, an English teacher at Ridge View High School, said she votes in order to better “the economy and education reform.”
Wardlaw said she typically votes “by candidate, sometimes Republican and sometimes Democrat.”
Snuffer has a similar method. He said, “I base my vote by the attempts and accomplishments through the political years conducted by the candidates.”
Williams said that she simply “looks at the issues.”
Snuffer believed that U.S. Sen. John McCain was the best candidate because, “He has served in our armed forces, has worked his way up the political chain for the people, by the people. He stands to the meaning of our country. He’s not racist, and his past accomplishments reveal he can strengthen our country and not work against it.”
Williams is an business and professional writing major at Columbia College.
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