With the nation in the midst of presidential and local debates across the nation, it might make you wonder.

Just what role do debates play in the decision-making process of Hoosier voters? In other words, how important are debates anyway? Some Hoosiers say they've already made up their minds, but they still find the debates interesting just to see and hear what Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will say and how it'll be received.

Others say they don't really care because they don't follow politics. Still, some say they think the candidates are puppets and the debates don't really matter.