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To: Keith J who wrote (82803)	11/2/2004 1:31:50 PM
From: aladin	Respond to of 793841

Bush wins Guam straw poll By Katie Worth Pacific Daily News; kworth@guampdn.com 2004 ELECTIONS » For more coverage, please visit our 2004 Elections section. Guam picked President George W. Bush, according to returns as of midnight. Who will the nation pick? If history speaks true, the nation's choice will be the same. While Guam residents don't have a vote for president, they did have the chance to voice their opinion in a straw poll on yesterday's ballot. Historically, the results of the poll on the ballot have mirrored the nation's choice for president. In fact, according to Pacific Daily News files, the last time Guam residents chose a candidate that did not win the presidency was in 1980, when Guam chose incumbent President Jimmy Carter over challenger Ronald Reagan. Guam has made several attempts to get its votes counted in the national bid for president, culminating in a widely supported federal lawsuit that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 1985. The lawsuit, pressed by the island's attorney general and four residents, argued that all U.S. citizens residing in Guam have a constitutional right to vote in presidential elections. However, the U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, let stand a ruling from a lower court that only a constitutional amendment can extend voting rights to Guam residents. Some voters interviewed yesterday said they'd voted for President Bush, while others said they'd voted for Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry. But every person interviewed yesterday said they believed Guam residents' votes should count in the national election. "I think our vote should count," said 60-year-old Maria Sablan, as she was leaving the polling site in Sinajana. "We're U.S. citizens and there's a lot of us who have served in the military, and I think we should have a voice as to who will be our president." She said her vote was for Bush. "I think he's doing a good job. As for the war, I don't know. I think he's trying to help the people," she said. Agana Heights resident David Lee Santos, 24, agreed that Guam's votes should be counted nationally. "The president does dictate what happens to us, especially in times of war. Especially us being so close to Asia, if there's a Korean war, it will affect us very largely," he said. He said he'd voted for Kerry because his sister-in-law is in the military in the Middle East and he believed Bush would prolong the war. Though the vote doesn't count, the poll is among the largest polls of U.S. citizens in the nation before the election, with more than 30,000 people usually participating. guampdn.com