Spin Cycle

From the Indianapolis Star:

Republican Meghan Ward-Bopp, 24, went against family tradition and asked for Democratic ballot so she could vote for Barack Obama; she plans to vote for Republican John McCain in November: "I'm a hardcore Republican, but it's about who I wanted in second place in case McCain doesn't make it. ... I don't like the way this country's been run in the last 20 years. I'm sick of the dynasty (of two families) that's been running things."

Republican Jim Adams, 36, voted for Clinton. He's a McCain backer and enjoys watching the Democrats fight: "In the end, I think McCain is going to win. Bill can't keep his mouth shut, and the reverend can't keep his mouth shut."

Betty Munden, 50, said she was glad to vote for a woman, Hillary Rodham Clinton.: "We know what to expect out of her. Her dirty laundry is out there."

Keith Saunders, 48, an Indianapolis resident of five years, voted for Obama: "Experience is nice, but being able to make good decision is rare."

And, from the Richmond Palladium-Star in rural Indiana:

Patricia McDaniel, owner of the Old Storefront, resents the "dirty politics," especially those of Hillary Clinton, and also worries about Clinton's health plan: "(She) scares me. I'm self-employed and I pay my own health insurance. I think there's going to be more of a disparity between the upper and the poor and the middle class is going to be eliminated. That's what scares me."

Mary Bunger, a 44-year-old single mom from Abington: "I am definitely going to try to go with Hillary. I almost feel like (Obama's) the anti-Christ from the Middle East."

And John Gent, a 46 year old Gulf War vet, takes the long view:

"We're going to survive whatever."