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If they campaigned there, I dont know, I wasnt there, never heard about it…I do know that his name wasnt on the ballot, so a lot of people who would have voted for him didnt vote. And thats not, they voted uncommitted…the just didnt vote.
I do still have family in Michigan, but dont believe any voted in the primaries. Read the story below, and please tell me if it seems like they knew to vote uncommitted.
Story from Flint press…
Something seemed to be missing when Susan Keeler of Grand Blanc Township opened her absentee ballot.
The candidates.
Michigan’s convoluted presidential primary is now hitting home for voters, who are getting absentee ballots for the Jan. 15 presidential primary.
“There is something wrong with this. People don’t even have a choice to vote for the person we want to vote for,†said Keeler, 68.
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“It gives me a very nasty taste in my mouth,†said Susan Parnes, 63, of Flint, an Obama supporter. “I’ve begged people to go vote in the primary, and then this crap comes up.â€
The candidates not on the ballot withdrew themselves from Michigan’s rebelliously early primary, in a bid to satisfy traditional leadoff states Iowa and New Hampshire. “The only name I even recognize here is Hillary Clinton,†said Keeler, who wanted to vote for Obama. “It just appears to be people trying to control how we vote.â€
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Sen. Joe Biden also opted out of Michigan’s primary, leaving voters to choose among Clinton, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel and “uncommitted.â€