Debate Asked Candidates About Direction of America So We Asked Voters

The presidential debate Monday at Hofstra University touched on the direction the country is headed. Socially, there have been several issues debated in the news and on the streets across America. NBC 5 went to Dallas' Dealey Plaza and asked voters, "Is the country on the right track?"

"I'm scared," said Jacob Johnson, who was in Dallas on business from New Jersey. "People aren't tolerant of other people. People aren't willing to allow you to be you, me to be me, and work together, and it scares me."

Protests in the streets across America show there is frustration and discontent.

"I think we've gone off course," remarked Shannon Klug as he and his son, Andre, strolled around Dealey Plaza. "I think it starts with the very small details, like common respect for our elderly and talking kindly to people."

But debate isn't always kind. Social issues, like the transgender bathroom controversy, have shown that.

"Those issues were always here," said Jennifer Milton, of Chicago. "It's making more people uncomfortable, but we're going to have to talk about it."

"Everything – race, religion, marital status," Mary Mamrar of New Jersey said. "I wish people would be tolerant of one another."