Independent Voter Shines in US Political Spotlight
October 29, 2012
In U.S. Presidential politics, President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney are making a final push for votes in battleground states where key groups, like female voters, could decide the outcome of the November election.
One of those voters who has been thrust into the political spotlight and courted by Democrats and Republicans is Melanie McNamara, who owns a small furniture company in High Point, North Carolina. She is one of only a few manufacturers left in the city once called the "furniture capital of the world." McNamara promotes the "Made in America" cause.
"It is important for my city, it's important for my state and it's important for my country to still offer manufacturing jobs," McNamara said.
Her business success has catapulted her into the spotlight of presidential politics. She represents a demographic group - white female independent voters - that presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney each need to win the election.
"Women are smart enough to see what is going on in this economy and they are not just one-issue voters," McNamara said.
President Obama is trying to hold onto his support among white women. A recent (Washington Post / ABC News ) opinion poll suggests the president is trailing Mitt Romney in support among whites and among independent voters. Obama won independent voters in 2008.
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