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4:59 am
Wed October 17, 2012

Undecideds in Westfield

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Ramon works as a laborer on construction projects. He’s voting for Obama because he’s "sick of money running the world.” He thinks four years of Mitt Romney would be bad for the country.
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Michael Stevens from Westfield works at the prison in Portage and will vote for Obama. He doesn’t like what Republicans have done at the state level and wants Democrats to have federal control.
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Ray Michalsky farmed outside Westfield for almost 30 years. He’ll vote for President Obama because he thinks he understands the middle class better.
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Bob Noffke lives in Amherst. He served in the Navy and says he's a strong Christian. He won’t say who is voting for in November, but he says he is pro-life.
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Jerry Frohling is the director of the senior center in Monticello. He is voting for President Obama and is a lifelong Democrat. He wants programs like the senior lunch program continued and is concerned about foreign affairs.
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Olga Bejchar lives in Oxford and immigrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia shortly before the Great Depression. She doesn’t know if she’ll vote this year, but she thinks it’s a blessing to be able to.
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Sharen Martz lives outside Westfield and says Medicare. She saved her life and she’ll vote for President Obama because she doesn’t think Mitt Romney understands the circumstances of the elderly or the poor.
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Cathleen Collins has cancer and lives on about $500 a month. She will vote for President Obama because without Medicare and Medicaid, she won’t be able to afford her doctor’s bills.

People we spoke with in Westfield say there are a variety of reasons behind their voting decisions. Several seniors who were eating lunch at the community center were worried what a Republican presidency would mean for the future of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Others said they will vote for Governor Romney because of their faith and conservative values. Many hadn't made up their minds yet. 

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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