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Undecided Voters Look Forward to Tonight's Debate
   posted 3:30 pm Tue October 07, 2008 - ARLINGTON, Va.
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With just four weeks until the general election, undecided voters are looking to the final two debates of the presidential election to help them make up their minds.

"It's a shock that I'm undecided this late," said Jen Armel. She and fellow hairstylist Deidre Catronovo will watch Tuesday's debate, in hopes of making a decision.

"I think by the end of tonight I will be able to make a confident decision," Cantronovo said. "I feel like I need to get more confident about the person who is going to be running the country because it's a big job. It's really a mess."

Small business owner Paul Buckner is also on the fence. He's a registered Democrat who says the economy and the Iraq (web|news) war are his most important issues.

"I like the Republican values," he said. "I know we need change. I like some of the things Barack says. I like some of the things John McCain (web|news|bio) says. I just wish they would stop being so negative."

Danny Reich, a 44-year-old chef, is also looking to the debate for answers. He hopes to make up his mind Tuesday night. He'll being focusing on what the candidates have to say about the economy.

"I'd like to know what each party has planned to fix what's going on right now," Reich said. "You've got a lot of scared people out there."

Politico's Josh Kraushaar says the debate offers an important opportunity for the candidates to outline how they will fix the economy.

"Independent voters or swing voters look at their 401ks -- they see that they're losing money; they look at the stock market and see that it's tanking. They want to see some leadership out of McCain or Obama and they're going to be looking very closely to see who offers the best solutions," he said.

You can watch the debate Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC 7 and NewsChannel 8.

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