The Hawk Eye | December 28, 2007
By WILLIAM SMITH
Marjorie Marsh has been participating in caucuses since John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960. He remains her favorite president.
She hadn't seen a presidential candidate like Kennedy until she saw Barack Obama.
"I see many of Kennedy's attributes in Obama," she said.
A self-professed "die-hard" Democrat, Marsh has never voted for a Republican presidential candidate in her life.
Marsh, 94, is taking an even more active role this year drumming up support for Obama. The Fort Madison woman is a precinct captain for the Jan. 3 caucus and makes her way to Obama's Fort Madison headquarters three times a week to campaign.
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Often labeled “the greatest generation,” our senior citizens have seen a lot in their time. Many of them marched for equality beside Martin Luther King Jr., fought for justice with Bobby Kennedy, or answered a timeless call to service under President John F. Kennedy.
But now, many of them need help. They’re concerned about Social Security or dealing with the maze of coverage for Medicare Part D. They’re paying too much for prescription drugs and coping with rising costs on everything. More than anything, they’re worried about the country they’re leaving behind to their children and grandchildren.
Across New Hampshire, they’re ready for new leadership. They're ready for the torch to be passed to a new generation to bring about change we can believe in.
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