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Most of those I encountered had watched at least part of the Friday night debate, but no one said or implied that it had been a mind-changer. The very first person I met, Bill Walker of Clarkston, told me he had voted for President Bush twice but now was leaning strongly toward Obama.
Why? "The country is going downhill," he said. "The economy is terrible. My wife is a schoolteacher and I'm a school building engineer, so we haven't been laid off. But when people can't find work, they can't pay their taxes, and that will affect us."
I asked about the debate and, despite his preference, Walker said he found Obama "hesitating in his answers," while McCain gave "strong answers and did quite well."
But he, like others, was bothered by the fact that "McCain did not want to look at the man [Obama]. You have to talk to people or you'll never make up your differences," he said.