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Hofstra students this week discussed the success of Hofstra's Educate '08 program. Students praised The Chronicle and WRHU coverage of the programs and the coverage of the elections so far, which has sparked interest among people who didn't participate before. (Video and pictures by Nassau News staff writer Tim Robertson)
Daryl Ligon a Freeport resident discusses how he feels as a black man voting for a minority candidate. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Alex Dollin.)
Joe Cassas, 52, voting Tuesday at Bellmore's Newbridge Road Elementary School told Nassau News that he voted for Mike Huckabee for "personal reasons."
The editor of the school newspaper at Nassau Community College, Torres Azadorehas been monitoring the election for months now. The 21-year-old senior from Great Neck (N.Y.) said he voted for Romney today. He wants to see the war in Iraq "handled appropriately as opposed to just pulling out." (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Ben Golden).
As someone who has friends who have or still are currently fighting overseas, 25-year-old Matt Fleichinger of East Meadow told Nassau News that Sen. John McCain's strong policy on war is what is most important to him.
A 51-year-old female physician, whose declined to provide her name, told Nassau News that she voted for Sen. Barack Obama at Newbridge Road Elementary School in Bellmore this afternoon. She said that she "wanted change, no more Clinton and no more Bush." She believes that the most important issue concerning the election is the economy. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Katelyn Rhoads.)
Mike Schulman, a 22-year-old from Bellmore, told Nassau News that he voted for Barak Obama at Newbridge Road Elementary School this afternoon. He wants to see change and believes that the economy and foreign policy are the two most important things concerning the election this year.
As the economy takes the place of the war as the top issue in many voters’ minds, the American publics are now shifting their focus to the economy and the candidates’ feelings on how to fix it. WRHU’s Greg Overhauls takes a look at how the economy will affect this election. To hear his report, Click here.
With the war in Iraq entering its fifth year and no exit strategy put in place as of now, much the American public has placed a lot of attention on understanding what each candidate has planned for the War in Iraq. Greg Overhauls reports for WRHU. To hear his report, Click here.
Ivan Mann, 62 of Bellmore told Nassau News on Super Tuesday voting in Bellmore that he thinks Hillary Clinton is the best candidate because she's had experience as a New York senator. So why not President? (Video Reporting by Nassau News Staff Reporter Amanda Brody)
Veronica McManus, 53 of Bellmore told Nassau News on Tuesday, Feb. 5, that she believes health care and unemployment are the most pressing issues facing society. (Video Reporting by Nassau News Staff Reporter Amanda Brody).
Stay-at-home mom, Tracy Clifford, 50 of Bellmore told Nassau News that she doesn't want Hillary to be the next president, so she's voting for Obama. ( Video Reporting by Nassau News Staff Reporter Amanda Brody).
Herbert Nicolaysen of Mineola, N.Y., speaks on Super Tuesday (Feb. 5, 2008) about his views on the presidential race, voicing his support for Hillary Clinton. He firmly believes that Clinton will bring change to the American public. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff reporter Douglas Bonjour.)
Gordon Macleod of Westbury, N.Y., speaks on Super Tuesday (Feb 5, 2008) at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. about his views on the presidential race. He explains his support for John McCain. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff reporter Douglas Bonjour.)
Vincent Alfonski; a construction worker in Floral Park, NY, told Nassau News that he is an avid supporter of the Republican Party. Outside the John Lewis Childs Elementary School on Tuesday, Vincent said government spending is a crucial issue for him in the presidential election.
According to Bruce Loeffert, 52, of Rockville Centre, NY, the American economy is the most striking political issue in this year's elections. He also touched on the use of alternative fuel sources and the idea of "going green." Loeffert hopes that the budget can be balanced and that the money can stay in the country because of the green thinking.
Steve Marin, 62, of Baldwin, N.Y., agrees with the positions of often-overlooked Republican candidate Ron Paul on many issues, thus believing that Paul is ideal for the United States Presidency. Marin thinks that Paul is "responsible fiscally" and is strong in international affairs. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Richard Adragna)
With no time to vote in Tuesday's primary, a student from Wantagh explains what issues he thinks the candidates should concentrate on the most and why he currently favors no candidate.
Spending Tuesday evening in a bookstore after voting in the primary, a 45-year-old Long Island resident talks about why he thinks Sen. Hillary Clinton is the best candidate and what issues are important to him. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Tejal Patel.)
Natalie Holtzmon of Roslyn Heights, preparing to vote in Nassau County, told Nassau News that it's time for a change.
Mike, a Garden City voter who declined to give his last name, said health care is the issue that motivates him. He spoke with Nassau News outside the Nassau County Board of Elections after voting on Tuesday. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Amanda Chamberlain.)
Eugene Marchese, 74 from Massapequa, NY is undecided about who he is going to vote for, but like many elderly people, he is very concerned with the issues realting to heathcare. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Teresa Hansen.)
Jane, a Glen Cove Democrat who declined to provide her last name, told Nassau News that she thinks Hillary Clinton has strong character. Being a working woman, Jane said she thinks that Hillary's plans for health care and union-support are worth her vote.
Ian Jones, who said he "works for the government," voted on Super Tuesday at East School Elementary in Long Beach, N.Y. Previously a Rudy Giuliani supporter, Jones said he voted for McCain because he believes maintaining the current strategy in Iraq is important. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff reporter Amanda Rhodes.)
Uniondale fire fighter September Smith, a Democrat, said he believes that Barak Obama is the best man for the job because of his position on the war.
Late this afternoon outside the Cornelius School in Uniondale, Mike who declined to give his last name, said, he is most concerned about the economy and believes it will take more than just the president to make change in this country.
The first Super Tuesday election results from West Virginia came in earlier today with good news for Mike Huckabee. He won all 18 delegates in that state’s convention. McCain, who wanted to block a possible Romney victory, gave all of his support to Huckabee, according to various news reports.
Robert Collorafi ,who teaches band at Lynbrook North Middle School, is half of a father-son team of supporters for the GOP candidate for president. His son Peter Collorafi, a college student at Suffolk University, makes up the other half. When asked why he supports Huckabee, Peter Collorafi said, “Governor Huckabee can appeal to all people.”
Robert said he believes that Huckabee “takes time to speak to you one- on-one”. He said that, unlike the other presidential candidates, Huckabee is a “main street Republican”. He said that he believes people would want to “vote for a guy you can work with rather than a guy who will fire you.”
Tony Biscardi, a janitor at Hofstra University from Mastic, N.Y., expressed his views about the primary election on Tuesday, although he did not vote. His said his mind is not yet made up, but is debating between Obama and Clinton and is waiting to hear the results. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Wesley Sykes)
Steven Samet, a junior business major at Hofstra University from Manhasset, told Nassau News is undecided about his choice for the next president, but is optimistic about the upcoming election. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Jennifer Kauffmann).
Xavier Howard carefully considered his concerns when determining his refusal to vote in today's primary. The overcast weather at the Hempstead train station reflected the dreary cynicism in Howard's perception of the candidates in the race for the presidency. With the war in Iraq as his primary concern, Howard professed his skepticism that any of the candidates had the mental vitality to handle the dire situation in Iraq. Leaning toward the left more so than the right, he speculated that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who could possibly be able to handle the state of the country as president, but only because she would have former President Bill Clinton behind her for direction and support.
According to an ongoing project conducted by the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University, an average of 34.2 percent of the voting-eligible population turned out to vote in the last four primaries. The reasons for poor voter turnout are varied and in some cases largely speculative. Whether it be a political disconnect, disgust and disillusionment with the system, an overwhelming sense of apathy, or outright laziness, the fact remains that more than 70 percent of the eligible population of four states declined to vote in the primary stage of the most important election in four years.
Buenaventura Mora is a professor of nursing at Long Island University, Brooklyn, as well as an RN. She was not at the Locust Valley Library to vote on Tuesday, but was there to pick up a book for her daughter. She said she is heavily interested in the health-care system and said her vote leaned towards the candidate who expresses a strong concern about health-care reform. She declined to give her choice.
Margaret and Neal Bergano of Locust Valley are registered Democrats. They declined to say for whom they were voting, saying it would take "a half hour" to explain. They did say they were interested in the two strong Democratic candidates.
Howard Irvine, of Uniondale, NY, shares his thoughts on the presidential candidates after voting in the 2008 Super Tuesday primary in Mineola. He also discusses the war in Iraq, and the country's current deficit. Voters in more than 20 states are participating in presidential primary voting on Super Tuesday. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Jennifer Videtta.)
Tom Brady, not the Patriots quarterback but the Westbury, NY, resident, talks about the issues he considers in the "Super Tuesday" primaries at the Westbury train station. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Brett Zoeller.)
Veronica Guerad, of Hempstead, N.Y., volunteers for the Nassau County Board of Elections polling station in Eisenhower Park. The station is primarily used for handicapped voters. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Brett Zoeller.)
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.
At the Mineola LIRR station early Tuesday morning, this commuter told Nassau News that the No. 1 issue she is considering in the presidential election is the economy. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Sara Knee)
He says he is a Republican, but who will he vote for? Click the arrow to hear his opinions. (Video reporting by Nassau News staff writer Sara Knee)
Charlie Conway, a Hofstra student waiting for a train heading into New York City to attend the Super Bowl victory parade for the New York Giants early on Tuesday morning, talks about what issues are important in his decision on whom to vote for in today's Democratic primary election. (Video reporting by Nassau News Staff Writer Brian Schneider)
