‘Undecideds’ still haven’t decided

Undecideds - Week 2

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The Undecideds: 5 Mahoning Valley Residents discuss their uncertainties of which future President they want in the White House; Democratic Senator Barack Obama or Republican Senator John McCain.

BOARDMAN — While race has somewhat faded into the background of the presidential campaign, primarily because of the economic crisis, it’s still on the minds of some voters.

“Unfortunately, I have people who’ve told me they’d absolutely not vote for [Democrat Barack Obama] because of his color,” said Mary Lou Hoon of Struthers.

But, she said, that’s not the worst thing she’s heard.

One person told Hoon, 66, who works for a law firm, that Obama is “a terrorist.”

Larry Tropepe of Austintown said a person told him he wouldn’t vote for Obama, who’s father was black, because he “was baptized a Muslim.”

“I had to take it with a grain of salt, actually a whole container of salt,” he said drawing laughs from the group.

Race was one of the issues discussed earlier this week among Hoon, Tropepe and three other Mahoning Valley residents that The Vindicator, which brought them together, calls “The Undecideds.”

For more on this story, see Friday’s Vindicator or vindy.com