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Oct 8, 2008 4:13 pm US/Eastern
Most South Floridians Unimpressed After Debate
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
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Democrat Barck Obama and Republican John McCain greet each other prior to their second presidential debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center on Oct. 7, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn.
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With just 27 days to go until the November elections, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain wrapped up their second nationally televised debate Tuesday night in Nashville.
On the campaign trail Wednesday, and during the debate, as McCain stepped up claims that Obama is a free spending Liberal, Obama countered that his opponent let Wall Street run wild.
South Floridians who have been keeping track of the campaigns say they aren't impressed with the name calling which they've heard too many times in the past. Many who watched the Nashville Town Hall debate said voters were treated like props; seen but seldom heard.
One exasperated viewer summed up the mood of many of Americans during the debate "How can we trust either one of you when both parties led to this global crisis."
Many South Florida voters were rather nonplussed by the whole affair.
"I think last night was nothing new," said Helen Jimenez who supports McCain, "It was boring."
"I didn't get anything more than the last debate," said Latoya Kilgour, "But I'm a Democrat."
Trailing in the latest polls, including in Florida, many experts said McCain needed a big boost after the debate, but a
CBS/Knowledge Network Debate Poll says it didn't happen. The poll of uncommitted voters nationwide found 40-percent said Obama won the debate, 26-percent picked McCain as the winner and a full one third called it a draw.
"Overall, I though Obama looked very presidential," said George Gonzalez, an admitted Obama supporter.
"He's a hero who has dedicated his life to this country and the person to lead us into the next century," said McCain supporter Tony Jimenez.
"I was favoring Obama, but I liked McCain's suggestion for nationalizing those bad mortgages," said Nathan Clark, who hasn't made up his mind who he'll vote for in November.
Before the debate Tuesday evening, a
CBS voter poll showed Obama with a 14 point lead over McCain when it came to the economy. After the debate, Obama's lead on that question jumped to 20 points to 68 compared to McCain's 48 points.
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