SJHS Journalism Staff
Obama or McCain? With just two weeks to go in the presidential election, students at Springville Junior High were asked who they would like for president.
Students at Springville Junior High were asked questions like, “Who do you want for president?” and “Why do you want them?” In response, 17% said they would like to see Barack Obama in office. 32% of students said that they did not want either of the candidates in office, and a crushing 51% said that they would like to see John McCain in office.
Some of the reasons were as follows: “McCain is the lesser of two evils for me; I believe Obama will do the following. A. Plunge Iraq into chaos B. Be a terrible president,” stated one student on their survey. Another said, “He [John McCain] is very, very patriotic and is someone that you can count on to follow through with their promises.”
The reasons for those that wanted Barack Obama as president were: “Obama’s speeches are very inspiring, and I love to listen to them! And he seems like a man who would try to get the best done for the people, even if it hurt him in the long run.”
Although McCain got the most votes of those who took the survey, the vote for neither of the candidates was high as well; the reason being some of those who voted for McCain or Obama claimed that they really did not want either of the two.
The polls from Real Clear Politics at www.Time.com show that in Utah there are more votes for McCain by 36.4%. Obama had 26.3% and McCain had 62.7% of the total votes. The nationwide average suggests that Obama is in the lead by 7.5%. McCain had 42.4% and Obama had 49.9% of the total national votes.
