Older voters make their voices heard

MICHIGAN Arthur Stephenson says elections have become too polarized. Nic Antaya ARTHUR STEPHENSON, 60 SOUTHFIELD Voting is a civic duty. You need more people voting. One-sided ideas are

never good, so you really need opposing views to have a good discussion to come up with a decent answer. So I really believe that the elections now are a little too politicized, and I think

we need more civility and stability and a little bit more stable of a government. Jerry Spears Jr. says he worries about the future of Social Security. Nic Antaya JERRY SPEARS JR., 73

DETROIT I’m a regular voter, and I voted on [October] 19th. I was the 100th person to vote at my place. It’s very important, especially early voting, because you never know what’s going to

happen on voting day. You could have an accident or things just don’t work out. With early voting, I can get it done when I have time to get it done.  I retired eight years ago, when I was

65. Social Security is big part of my income and I have worried about it quite a bit, especially when people are talking about how they want to cut it back and that it’s going to expire.

I’ve tried to vote for somebody I think is going to do something about it.  NEVADA Ray Cordova dresses as Elvis and tries to encourage more people to vote. Aude Guerrucci RAY CORDOVA, 75 LAS

VEGAS  I never voted early in my entire life, but I made it a point to vote early this year. I go out every night on Fremont Street and I dress up as Elvis and try to get people to vote.

I’m very adamant about it. The economy is a big issue. It’s the main issue for me. I’m a businessman and our business is 30 percent down from last year and it’s getting worse. People have

money today, but they’re not spending the money because they’re fearful. They’re afraid of what might happen the next four years. They’re holding back.  My wife and I can’t do things that we

normally do, we can’t go out to eat like we normally do. I went to Taco Bell the other day, bought dinner for myself and my wife and it was almost $30. Go to the grocery store and just one

bag of groceries is $100 almost. People are scared. It’s a very uncertain time. I’m also a pastor and I tell people to eat dessert first because life is uncertain. You don’t know what’s

going to happen.  NORTH CAROLINA Flooding caused damage to Danny Bailey's home and he says he hasn't received help from the government. Mike Belleme DANNY BAILEY, 61 SWANNANOA I

want somebody that is for the people and does what he says, or she says, when they’re in office. ​The hurricane, it took my home and everything I had. If it hadn’t been for churches helping

me, I’d be wearing the same old clothes I wore when I left out of here on flood day. I have yet to see anything from the government to say, “Hey, we’re going to help you.” They’re not. Ain’t

nobody helped me yet.  Ed Escalante says he voted for candidates who were more "human than political." Mike Belleme ED ESCALANTE, 74  SWANNANOA I’m an unaffiliated voter. I voted

for people that I thought were more human than political, who I felt were driven by their conscience rather than an issue or a policy.  I took care of my mother when she passed and I realize

the responsibility there. I’m glad I did it but it is stressful work. A lot of politicians, unless you’ve done that, don’t understand what that is like. They might understand it’s an issue,

but they don’t understand the intensity because they’ve never done it.  I also care about the planet. Nobody, not any nation, is paying attention to the fact that we’re driving this planet

off a cliff. I have children and grandchildren who will inherit this mess we’re in. Good luck with that.