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Obama town hall doesn't impress independent attendee

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    Man who questioned president on economy now voting for Romney

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On many Americans and independent voters like the guys have read every -- truck painter who lost his job.

120 years in the downturn but when the opportunity came to pass the president.

How we can get the economy back on track here's what the president said.

Jack's question.

The most important thing that we can do right now is to help jump start the economy which has stalled.

By putting people back to work.

Let's talk now says that -- that answer that is prompting him in part to vote for Mitt Romney.

-- painter is sarcastic you're an independent from the state.

North Carolina correct you.

You what you submit the question because you wanted to see how how the president would answer that when you considering voting for him.

At.

Time I had I had lost my career and -- relocated -- at Texas upon the job and people were discussing his first -- didn't others she's not endorsed anybody was discussing the economy.

So my question was what we do to unite his American citizens and help our economy that was my emphasis.

To unite and help our situation answer was -- His answer actually was longer than that it was about a five minute answer -- -- vote was above.

Really my pay grade and understanding of the political situation what it took to.

To fix the economy.

But I didn't feel like he just.

He entered the question is do what -- looking for the United States to help resolve the problem you're story's compelling because you left.

-- North Carolina.

You -- what 15100 miles to Texas where there have been a lot of jobs created over the last year theater absolutely couldn't find a job there well not confronted jobs here and in my hometown of Charlotte for not -- -- on imports are relocated there where the economy was much better.

In Austin.

For much much less -- but it was a job.

And it -- basically to get off of a lot of points and I was on the point right -- the good news is just two days ago you did find a job absolutely yes sir -- -- -- I'm in plastics distribution.

And plastic shells for twenty point four easily give the president a second look now that you got a job.

No I'm I'm appreciative for the things he's done but I believe that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a play and to get us out of this current economic situation.

From the things that I've I've seen him from his play and I completely support the -- have to do with the fact that Romney has this.

Long term business career.

Absolutely.

From being a businessman myself and I've done it turn -- businesses out -- and start up businesses.

They're very different turnaround is one of the murders partisan ones do not believe he has the skills to do that and that's the big shots and they say get diseases struggling.

We try to get investors committed turned around absolutely.

And I don't fault him for the decisions he may have made as a businessman -- do we need you to make things successful I've heard -- cutting his feet up -- that.

I as a business person I think you have to make decisions to be successful.

All right just -- out of the undecided column is that a voter for running right today's your second day work you better I get going because I wanna -- not a I told him up also CBO TV eleven slot a little bit with the coveted.

-- plastics and our guys think there's a day off I'll tell are.