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  • Bush benefits from high Amish turnout for Issue 1

    11/04/2004 2:37:04 AM PST · by ResistorSister · 8 replies · 858+ views
    The Repository (Canton, OHIO) ^ | Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | PAUL E. KOSTYU Copley Columbus Bureau chief
    WINESBURG (OHIO) — Arriving by pickup truck, car, buggy and on foot, Ohio’s Amish turned out at polling stations in Holmes, Wayne and Stark counties in what some described as record numbers. Drawn to support Issue 1, the constitutional amendment forbidding gay marriage, civil unions and legal standing for other relationships, the Amish also voted for George W. Bush for president, saying his moral values parallel theirs. Some, however, were troubled about his leading the country to war in Iraq. At the Paint Township Fire Department in Winesburg in Holmes County, Amish stood with “English” voters for 45 minutes, nearly...