Students and adults agreed about the importance of the primaries and caucuses. She also wants to see the immigration system reformed because she believes that everybody should have a chance to succeed. “Education is something that I care about, because I know that I’m going to college in a few years,” Sammy said. Many students, such as Sammy, 13, are concerned about education and college affordability. The student view of the election was slightly different. When asked which issues matter the most, one voter said, “Issues that represent human decency and human goodness." Other issues, such as giving everyone the chance to succeed, were also on voters’ minds. Just seeing the cuts that have happened in the past several years has been really frightening.” “National security is also of the utmost importance. “Securing the border is critical,” Phillips said. I traveled across Northern Virginia to find out what issues mattered the most to Virginians, and why Super Tuesday is such a big day in the race to the White House.Ĭhris Phillips, a former member of the United States Department of Defense and a supporter of Republican candidate Ben Carson, told me that he considers such issues as illegal immigration, national security, and the Armed Forces when choosing a presidential candidate. The day is called Super Tuesday because so many states hold elections on that day. On March 1, Virginia and several other states participated in presidential primary elections and caucuses.
Manu at a polling place in Virginia on Super Tuesday, March 1
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