The Washington Informer



	Viewpoint Interviews by Rahiel Tesfamariam & Photos by Victor Holt Viewpoint Archives Friday, October 29, 2004; Page 25 What’s at stake for you in this election?
	John Danner What’s at stake here is whether we’re at war or whether we’re at peace. What’s at stake here is whether we have jobs or whether we don’t. What’s at stake here is whether we have equality of opportunity for everyone or we don’t, so I think that it’s important that everybody get out and make that vote.

	Tanisha Simmons I feel it’s my duty to vote. I ain’t thought about the issues but being as though I need to vote. I need to vote for my daughter’s future and the future of everybody else’s kid that’s in school. I rather vote for Kerry than Bush because I don’t know future with Bush. It took me about a year or so to get child care for my daughter being as though as he’s in office. I finally got it and it’s still not doing anything. That’s why I’m voting for Kerry.

	Kennia Somerville Many people have died for this. Many people have died so that I have the opportunity to go to a poll as an African American person and as a woman. So, first and foremost, it’s a privilege and an obligation. Secondly, as a resident of the District and the global community, I feel that I have a responsibility to try to make sure that whoever we want is in office is a public servant to the highest level.

	Debra Frigon Right now I’m having trouble debating on who I’m going to vote for because a lot of the issues are against what I believe in on both sides so I’m trying to find out who the best candidate would be and I haven’t made my decision yet. On a moral issue of what I feel should occur and what are important issues and how some of them are addressing those issues and some aren’t and if the issues that they are addressing are against what I believe should happen.