Elected Dems undecided on Clinton, Obama; No endorsement from Penn Hills committee
Several elected Penn Hills Democrats are unsure which Democratic candidate for president will receive their vote in the Pennsylvania primary on April 22.
Erin Vecchio, Penn Hills Democratic Committee chairwoman and Penn Hills School Board president, said she doesn't like U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton or U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, but plans to vote for one of them in the primary.
She wanted U.S. Sen. John Edwards, who withdrew from the race, to be the Democratic presidential candidate, she said.
Councilwoman Sara Kuhn, a Democrat, plans to vote in the primary but has not decided how she will vote.
"Clinton and Obama are so similar in their policies," she said. "Sooner or later, they will have to make a distinction from each other."
Kuhn is keeping track of the Clinton and Obama campaigns by watching CNN. She said she is waiting to see how the candidates will address issues in Pennsylvania.
Councilman J. LaVon Kincaid, a Democrat, said he also will know by April 22 which Democratic presidential candidate will receive his vote.
"All I have heard from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is rhetoric," he said.
The next president needs to turn the economy around, Kincaid said.
State Rep. Anthony DeLuca Sr., a Democrat, wants a president who can turn the economy around and bring jobs and manufacturing back from overseas.
He also is undecided about who he will vote for on April 22, but said both Clinton and Obama have the ability to turn the country around and move it in a better direction.
"The Democrats have two good candidates for president," he said. "I would be proud of either one of them to be president."
Don Kuhn Jr., a Penn Hills School Board member and Democrat, also is watching the issues Clinton and Obama are addressing.
He said he knows he will vote for one of them, but is not sure which one it will be.
Councilman Gary Underwood also is unsure who he will vote for in the Democratic primary.
He said he is waiting for the dust to settle in the Clinton and Obama campaigns because he believes more things will come to light that could affect how he votes.
Underwood said he is confident a Democrat will win in November and whoever receives the Democratic nomination will make history.
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