Why these North Carolina voters can’t wait until November – The Washington Post

Durham, N.C. — It’s hard to find people raring to go to the polls this November, but for Wanda McIver, convincing friends and family to cast ballots in the midterm elections is an urgent matter.

“I plan to make my kids vote — everybody,” said 56-year-old McIver, a video manager at a state college, as she and two friends chatted on the sidewalk outside a downtown eatery on Monday.

Election Day, they said, is the chance to have President Obama’s back as he contends with hostile Republicans in Congress and calls for his impeachment. The issue animates conversations in African American circles in this Southern town, resonating with residents who have lived through the city’s struggles with integration.

“The disrespect by members of Congress — it’s rude,” said Durham resident Ruby Christmas, 65. “They should be censured for all the craziness that they’ve done to the president of the United States. We’re still running a racist society.”

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