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Join BlogHer.com as we live-blog tonight's second presidential debate of Election 2008. Talk about timing -- the same day that the Dow Jones Industrial average fell 508.39 points, "the blue-chip index's worst five-day point loss ever," reports Cindy Perman, presidential candidates John McCain (R-Az.) and Barack Obama (D-Il.) will answer questions at a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Joining both senators on stage at Belmont University will be 80 undecided voters, including BlogHer Lindsay Ferrier of Suburban Turmoil. Don't miss her post, Mired in the Middle. She blogs,
"Right about now, everyone, it seems, has taken sides. The Obama supporters are waaaay over there, to my left. The McCain supporters are waaaay over there, to my right. Each side seems to loathe the other. I'm stuck in the center, attracted to and repelled by both extremes, and sort of wishing we could all just get along. "
Lindsay may have something with that phrase, "repelled" -- Frank Newport of Gallup today reported a dubious first in the poll's history (see in bold below):
"Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are set to meet for the second presidential debate in Nashville Tuesday night at a time when only 9% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States -- the lowest such reading in Gallup Poll history..."
With that, I'll see you back here at 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET. Apologies in advance for the typos!
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