Editor, News Journal:

I’m an Obama supporter and have been since the very early days of his campaign. I watched him win the Iowa caucus and was so proud of Iowa it moved me to tears as I listened to Barack’s speech that night. I know that none of this makes me unusual because most of his entire following feels the same way, particularly if they are young, college educated, men and women.

Of course, I realize he has other followers, but I am part of a demographic group that is reported to be a problem for Sen. Obama. I am a white, 60 yr old woman. I think I was supposed to be a Hillary fan, but alas, I was not for her.

Yesterday I listened to Donald Trump endorse McCain because he is the candidate planning to keep taxes low. Well, has anyone else noticed that the people who keep complaining that Barack is going to raise taxes are all millionaires. Well, yes he is going raise their taxes, (the millionaires) but he’s going to lower the taxes for just about everyone else, that’s anyone making under $250,000.

As for Social Security, if McCain gets in there it will be neither social nor secure any longer. He wants to privatize it. I can’t think of anything more frightening.

On to world affairs, when I watched Sen. Obama in Europe and the reception he received, I couldn’t help think how wonderful it would be to have a president that we could be proud of once more. I thought it would be so nice if Americans could visit Europe and not be viewed as ugly Americans.

Sen. Obama gives me hope that we can be a nation of innovation, and discovery, and that once again we can lead the world in technology, research, science, medicine and education. We have fallen terribly behind under this backward fundamentalist administration that rejects science.

In closing I simply need to say, I can’t bare the thought of four more years of the same thing and God forbid that something would happen to McCain and Palin took office, that would be the ultimate nightmare … a giant leap into the dark ages.

NANCY COMPTON

Wilmington