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Politics
4:59 am
Mon October 15, 2012
Health Care Called Vital Issue at Rock County Farmer's Market
By Lindsey Moon and Maureen McCollum
Credit Lindsey Moon / WPR
Pam Kuffer from Janesville works in manufacturing and moonlights as a pumpkin farmer. She's still undecided about who she’ll vote for, but she doesn't like the fact that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to raise the retirement age.
Credit Lindsey Moon / WPR
Sue Blaiser lives in Milton. She’s been farming more than three decades and has also worked in manufacturing. This election season, she is most interested in health care debate. She hasn’t had a physical in 7 years because she has no insurance.
Credit Lindsey Moon / WPR
Lisa and Phil Byrd of Janesville are voting for President Obama. Phil is a retired construction worker and is proud of his union roots. Lisa is appalled that she has been asked if her husband is voting for Obama in November just because he is black.
It was a dreary Sunday morning at the Rock County Farmer’s Market outside Janesville. Some of the voters there had health insurance; some of them didn’t. All of them said they wanted to make sure their vote in this year’s presidential election would protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
These photos are part of Wisconsin Public Radio's Road to November series. Reporters Maureen McCollum and Lindsey Moon are traveling north along Highway 51 talking to voters about the election all this week. What issue is most important to you? Tweet @WPRNews #WIpolitics. Find updates from the road on WPRNews' Facebook page.
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