Independent voices from the TWT Communities

Outside many D.C.-area polling centers on Tuesday, the scene could have been mistaken for 2008 -- long lines of voters shivering in the crisp autumn air, multicolored campaign leaflets fluttering in the breeze -- but behind the lawns full of campaign signs and "I Voted" stickers, there was a change in energy that even President Obama's supporters could feel.
Rhonda Small, 42, of Northwest, said she felt the presidential race was highly important.
Mr. Obama is steadily leading an economic recovery, she said, and can continue to do so during a second term.