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Voters across the Salt Lake valley gathered at debate-watch parties, living-room politics as they call it.
Republican staffers and voters gathered at the state party headquarters. Across town, at Aaron Thompson's home in West Jordan, democratic activists and party leaders gathered. Both groups say the debates were high stakes.
Todd Weiler, Vice Chair of the Utah Republican Party, said, "I think they're important because, unlike the political junkies like me and RB, this is when the average voters start to pay attention to the race."
In Millcreek tonight, Barack Obama supporters gathered at Heather Rentz's home. Some came from as far as Tooele County. The debate touched on the war in Iraq, but taxes and the financial crisis took the spotlight early. Voters there said that's what's on their minds.
Rentz said, "You know I don't know what this bailout means. I don't know how it will affect all of us. I just don't know. Part of what I hope to hear tonight is how it's gonna affect all of us."
Both republican and democratic voters said they were hoping the debate would have shed more light on the details of a bailout plan.
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