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Hair Salon Owner Asks Debate Question

Question Of Trust Puts Candidates On Spot

POSTED: 4:57 pm CDT October 8, 2008
UPDATED: 9:20 am CDT October 9, 2008

Following Tuesday night's presidential debate in Nashville, the woman who asked one of the toughest questions of the night spoke about the experience.

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Nashville hair salon owner Teresa Finch asked the candidates, "How can we trust either of you with our money?"

Reporter Jennifer Johnson asked Finch what sparked the question concerning trust.

"Everything is a mess, and so we talk about this a lot at the salon. It was actually a client of mine who said, "How can we trust either party when we're in the situation we're in now?'" said Finch on Wednesday.

"Thank you Teresa. I can see why you feel that cynicism and mistrust," responded Republican presidential candidate John McCain to the question.

"There's a lot of blame to go around," responded Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to the question.

But did either of the candidates present a convincing case?

Finch said she and others at the debate were disappointed with the answers from both candidates. She said the bickering between the candidates has made a tough decision even harder.

"We all agreed generally that we did not have the information we need to come out of that and say, 'I'm voting for him.' We were just like we were going in," said Finch.

Finch has been monitoring the campaigns and the economic crisis everyday. She said it's time that average citizens got a specific blueprint for where we're headed.

"We need an outline. We need a plan. Can we really trust them to take us out of this," said Finch.

Finch said it may be time for a third party, something to break up the gridlock in Washington.

Ingrid Jackson, one of the other people whose question was chosen by moderator Tom Brokaw, said that the experience was exciting, and helped her come closer to a making decision about who to vote for.

"I believe that Obama did a better job. I believe he won the debate mainly because he kept his cool. It seemed as though McCain was very agitated or angry, more on the attack. I believe that he did more bickering and back and forth," said Jackson.

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