Those voting in the Republican Presidential Primary at one Cobb County precinct appeared to have been divided by gender.
In an unscientific survey, the majority of men casting their ballots at Cumberland United Methodist church in Smyrna told WABE they voted for Newt Gingrich. The former House Speaker represented a portion of Cobb County in Congress for two decades. 39-year-old Marietta resident Joel Flournoy says that’s one of the many reasons he backed Gingrich.
“I just think he’s the best candidate as far as being in Washington for as many years as he’s been there. I just think he might be able to run against Obama and hopefully get in office.”
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