"I voted because..."

Record ID: 1363115

  • Title: "I voted because..."
  • Date: 6th November 2018
  • Summary: MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 6, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF STICKERS HANDED OUT TO VOTERS, READING 'I VOTED' IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES (SOUNDBITE) (English) VOTER RACHEL TORNEK, 40, STAY AT HOME MOM, VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS, SAYING: "I voted to have my voice heard." TORNEK'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRIS CUTRONEO, 60, RETIRED ROCKET SCIENTIST, VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS, SAYING: "I voted because: equality between people." CUTRONEO'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) PAUL MILLER, 62, WEALTH MANAGER, WAS A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN FOR MANY YEARS, NOW AN INDEPENDENT, SAYING: "I voted because I like to weigh in on how the government's doing, and I don't get that right unless I pull the trigger and vote. So, I want to vote so I have the right to complain." MILLER'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVE FREDRIKSZ, 55, COMMERCIALS PRODUCER, VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS, SAYING: "I voted for my conscience, my country and the world." FREDRIKSZ'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAWN REID, 40, SALES MANAGER, CONSIDERS HERSELF AN INDEPENDENT "I voted in order to have my beliefs represented." REID'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOAN PRICE, LAWYER, CONSIDERS HERSELF A DEMOCRAT, SAYING: "I voted because I'm very concerned about the present trajectory of our nation." PRICE'S 'I VOTED' STICKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) JACK NEAL, 57, PHYSICIAN, CONSIDERS HIMSELF A REPUBLICAN, SAYING: "I voted because I'm an American and Americans have to vote to get their voices heard." PILE OF 'I VOTED' STICKERS INSIDE POLLING PLACE PEOPLE VOTING
  • Embargoed: 20th November 2018 21:00
  • Keywords: election midterms voters voting I voted
  • Location: MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA00195DDBGN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: President Trump's legislative agenda was at stake as Americans voted in the divisive midterm elections on Tuesday (November 6) to decide whether Republicans maintain control of Congress.
    The elections are widely viewed as a referendum on Trump's first two years in the White House.
    The first polling stations close at 6 p.m. Eastern time (2300 GMT) with early results expected shortly after. A full picture likely will not begin to emerge until late at night.
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