Republican-voting residents sound off on GOP candidates

Republican presidential candidates pictured prior to a recent debate, from left are, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Republican presidential candidates pictured prior to a recent debate, from left are, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

The Republican presidential race is heating up as results from Tuesday's Iowa caucus rolled in Wednesday causing Rep. Michele Bachmann to drop out and the other GOP candidates to press on.

Area residents who said they plan to vote the Republican ticket in the 2012 presidential election spoke up Wednesday about their preference for the Republican nomination.

Joseph Millar, of Fulton, said he's behind Ron Paul, a U.S. congressman from Texas. He explained that during Barack Obama's presidential campaign run, Obama promised to bring about a change.

"I didn't see a lot of follow through," Millar said.

Millar insisted Paul was a "real candidate to bring about a real change."

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.