
What Chicagoans Want to Hear From Trump and Harris at Debate
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Chicagoans sound off on what they want to hear from presidential candidates.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to face off on the debate stage. We hit the streets to find out what Chicago residents want to hear from the candidates.
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What Chicagoans Want to Hear From Trump and Harris at Debate
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to face off on the debate stage. We hit the streets to find out what Chicago residents want to hear from the candidates.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to face off on the debate stage tomorrow night.
It's the first meeting of the 2 presidential candidates since Harris became the Democratic nominee just 2 months ago as polls show the race remains tight.
The debate could be a deciding factor for voters.
So we hit the streets and we spoke with people to find out what they want to hear from the candidates tomorrow night.
>> Be nice to their platform.
You know, cause.
seems like all you hear lately from politicians is a bunch of mudslinging and, you know, you really here, OK, would you know what are your policies?
What do you?
What's your platform?
What are you going to do with you know, if you get elected?
>> I just would like to hear.
Harris, just a what plans for middle class to help?
As for our lives are concerned.
>> How they're going to stop bombing kids overseas.
Maybe they're going to give a veteran staff going to homelessness here.
I don't see how we send continue to send billions and billions of dollars to came and to Israel.
And there's thousands of dollars that needs work here and we could reallocate that money.
an immigration problems.
>> I don't know why the 2 sides can I get together and write decent immigration law.
The last line think was an 86.
It ridiculous.
I'm interested in the >> homeless homelessness and that immigration piece also.
But to be more.
People oriented as opposed to.
The big, big business.
All of them see some more like fall for child care.
>> Offered a if you have children now and you're working, you spend so much of your money just paying for that kill.
You have to take care of that.
He But if you spending all your money on how can you afford to pay for home?
>> Economy, economy, economy.
What?
What can you do to make the economy get back to where used to be.
>> You know what I tell people is like just look at your life.
How has your life been the last 4 years compared to the previous 4?
If it was better, then keep voting along those lines.
If it's worse
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