It was cold windy this afternoon at the Toomey Abbott Towers in Syracuse, voter turnout was quiet; the traffic gave no indication an election was even happening.
"Nothing's going on in there. It's so boring,” An elections inspector smoking a cigarette outside said.
Not many people came in and out of the Towers, it seemed that those voting supported Democrat Stephanie Miner. The few we talked to didn't mind saying whom they voted for but also didn't want their names getting out, treating their political opinion as if it was their social security number. "I wanted to come out and show my support for the Democratic parties,” Anthony, a senior at SU said. The engineering major didn’t give his last name; he would not explain why.
An older white woman, who chose not to be identified citing reasons of privacy, supported Miner; it wasn’t just to vote for the Democratic Party.
"Everybody's talking about what they're gonna do, but I've actually seen what she's done." The voter said Miner’s afterschool and lunch programs showed she was capable of getting things done as Mayor.
A black woman, who also asked not to be identified, because she did not want people to know she voted for Miner, said that race was didn’t factor into her voting decision.
"I'm not part of a mob mentality, him [Otis Jennings] being affiliated with me did not affect me at all."
She said she chose Miner because of the children of Syracuse. "We're dealing with our future here. These kids need to be off the streets."
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