Super Tuesday Primary Not Loudest Buzz at Hempstead Station
By Amanda Graber
Nassau News Staff Writer
The Hempstead bus station was crowded with people waiting to start their day by 8:30 a.m., as if this day had no other special purpose. People pushed to get on the bus, passing those who rushed off the bus to get to work on time. How “super” can this Tuesday be for the people who don’t follow politics, or choose to exercise their right to not vote in today’s primary election for presidential candidates?
Melvin, a man apparently in his 50s who declined to give his last name but said he is from Hollis, was waiting for a bus home to Queens in order to vote and was willing to share his views. He told Nassau News that his choice to vote for Barack Obama had nothing to do with ethnic similarities, but that Obama is the best candidate for America in general, he said.
“We need change” Melvin said.
