LEMON: Democrat or Republican, after all the speeches, all the commercials, the economy is still the top issue for Americans this election year. For this week's "Building Up America," CNN's Tom Foreman spends a day with a few small business owners in the tiny town of Washington, Virginia.</s>TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Just an hour outside of D.C., people in the small town of Washington, Virginia, are waiting to see what the election brings their way. And many, like cabinet maker Peter Kramer say they don't really care so much about whether the Democrats or Republicans win, just as long as the creeping economy starts racing again.</s>PETER KRAMER, CABINET MAKER: I'm saying it's both of those people's faults and, yes, somebody fix it. Let's get some people in Washington who want to sit down and say let's solve the problem and stop the gridlock.
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