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Transcript: My name is Lonnie Bowling, I'm 19
and I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio. I've been volunteering
for Senator Clinton for about three weeks now, since the
campaign hit Ohio.
I've run a phone bank in Wyoming, in Cincinnati, Ohio,
and I also recruit volunteers, drop of yard signs, pretty
much a little bit of everything.
Clinton on education and health
Senator Clinton is the only candidate, in my opinion, with
a real universal healthcare plan. She believes it is our
moral responsibility that every American should have healthcare
coverage and I agree with her.
She wants to make college more affordable for young
people, because when we leave, we leave college with
tons and tons of debts. My uncle just graduated from
college and he left with $65,000 in debt. So those are
the two main reasons I joined the campaign.
A love of politics
I've been involved in political campaigns since I was
12 years old. I became a volunteer for Mayor Mark Mallory
here in Cincinnati, and then became an intern in his office.
I've worked for Congressman Steve Chabot. My sophomore
year in high school I was campaign manager for a candidate
running for president of city council, so I've been
working on a lot of campaigns since I was 12.
I love politics and being able to go to the polls and
vote is the greatest thing. I look forward to election
day more than I do Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Election day is just so important, and this election
is the first presidential election I can vote in. To
be able to say to my kids and my grandchildren , "I
voted for Hillary Clinton" is phenomenal because
she is the only first lady to ever become a United States
senator and then to run for president. She's worked
for 35 years for healthcare and education and it's her
time to be president.
On the ground in Ohio
Here on the ground in Ohio is very intense. Everyone is
getting ready for Tuesday, we've been working around the
clock. I've probably had about five hours of sleep in
the last three days.
I've been busy up until 1 in the morning and getting
back up at 5 a.m. recruiting volunteers, calling people.
We are all over the state, we are all over Cincinnati,
we are working hard and it looks good and I believe
we will take Ohio.
A historic election
To be the part of a presidential campaign is one of the
greatest experiences I've ever had. I had the pleasure
of meeting Senator Clinton, President Clinton and Chelsea
Clinton all within a two week period and you can tell
she's genuine and she listens to you. I believe that is
a great quality to be the president of the united states.
This election is very important because, for the first
time, you have two prominent individuals, an African
American and a woman, that are playing major roles in
this campaign.
A major party is going to nominate one of them so it's
historical if either one of them would become the nominee,
but it's so important because we have a chance to change
America. We've had 200 years of the same guys and look
where they've gotten us.
If things don't turn out the way I want them to, which
I don't think they will, if Barack Obama is the nominee,
the party has to come together and they have to stand
behind the nominee that they have chosen.
If it's for the better of the party for the party to
come together and win the White House in 2008, I would
be able to do that.
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