Politics & Government
PHOTOS: Evanston Voters Hit the Polls
Evanston residents voting at Reba Place Church said that local races paled in importance to them when compared to the presidential election.
Despite the drizzling rain, a steady stream of voters flowed into Reba Place Church in Evanston Tuesday afternoon.
Most said the presidential election was far more important to them than any local issues.
"That's all I cast my vote for," laughed voter Kim Bueltmann. Marlene Nicholson seconded Bueltmann's opinion, adding that she was a lifelong Democrat.
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"I think Romney is the most dishonest person ever," she said.
Theresa May said she had voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, and felt like he had done a good job since then.
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"Everything I've heard and read about him led me to vote for him," she said.
Gordon Malis said he believed Barack Obama was the best president he would see in his lifetime.
Malis praised Obama, saying the president had led the country out of an economic crisis, ended the Iraq war and saved the auto industry from financial ruin.
"These sound like Democratic talking points, but they're actually true," he said.
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