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“I am excited to have my opinion count; I mean really count, as in a ballot, a vote. Also, I am the first person in my family to turn 18 during a presidential election year.”
“Voting for the first time is exciting because I know about politics, I’ve watched the debates and balanced it all out to decide who I am going to vote for.”
Braden Scarborough “Voting is cool and fun and important in our culture.”
Maren Blair “I am excited to have a voice.”
Republican Party One of the two big names in the elections this year is Mitt Romney. Romney is the Republican(GOP) candidate for president. Romney’s running mate(vice president candidate) is Paul Ryan. Their platform revolves around the Republican belief system. Health Care- Republicans believe in affordable healthcare with little influence from the government.They believe that a government run healthcare system wouldn’t protect the patient-physician relationship, promote competition, or promote quality health care that allows the patient to choose their physician.The party view on abortion is that it shouldn’t be considered health care. They believe that parents should have the right to consent to medical treatment for their children including abortion. They also believe that parental consent should be required to transport girls across state borders for abortion. Education- The Republican party feels that educational approach should be controlled at the state and local level. They believe that both parents and students should have a wide variety of choices on what they would like to see in the student’s education. They believe that education expectations should be raised and that money alone will not solve the educational issues that the country is having. Economics-The Republican view revolves around policies that promote the economy, entrepreneurs, and businesses. They believe in little interference from the federal government on industry matters. They believe that prosperity is a result of hard work and helps families become independent of the government; it is something that comes from work, savings and investing. They believe that everyone has a chance to prosper by working hard.
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