U.S. Senate candidate Brad Ellsworth came to Ball State this afternoon to speak with students about the issues that are most important to his campaign, answer questions and stress the importance of voting on Election Day.
"We're going to turn this country over to you, and it's going to happen before you know it, and you have to be ready to take it over. It's our responsibility to leave it in better shape than we found it," Ellsworth said.
He said he wants to follow in the footsteps of Evan Bayh, who is retiring at the end of this term.
"I don't want to be the best political person in the world. I just hope I can improve on what the people [did] before me," Ellsworth said.
Ellsworth took time to address audience questions. The issues discussed included the health care reform bill, gay marriage, the recall of "don't ask, don't tell" and the job market.
"The first thing we have to do is stabilize the economy," he said. "Health care is part of the economy, and we have to fix that. The federal government has to create an atmosphere that allows private companies to grow."
For more on Ellsworth's visit to campus, check Wednesday's issue of The Ball State Daily News.
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