Deaf college student explains why Obama got her vote

CNN did a feature on first-time voters in the presidential election Nov. 14 and spoke to a Gallaudet University student. It's nice to see a major news organization be inclusive in who they find to talk to. Here are the comments from student Clara Baldwin:

For young voters, discontent over the Iraq war emerged as a key issue, according to CNN exit polls.

"The first thing I want Obama to do is to get our men out of Iraq; that's all that really matters to me right now," Clara Baldwin, a sophomore majoring in secondary education in English at Gallaudet University in Washington, wrote in an e-mail. "We have really spent a lot on war; why not focus on our own economy?"

Like many college students, Baldwin also considered the candidates' positions on issues that affect her directly. As a deaf person, she looked for the candidates' disability plans and could find one only for Democrats.