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Perd Hapley

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The Undecided Voter
« on: October 28, 2012, 02:18:49 AM »
I'm glad there are thoughtful people out there, asking the tough questions before they decide.

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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2012, 06:53:23 AM »
Those folks make up way more than 4% of the voting population.  I know - I've seen them!

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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2012, 11:45:29 AM »
It astonishes me that there can still be undecided voters at this point.  I doubt any meaningful number of self-described "undecided" voters are weighing a "Gary or Mitt?" sort of decision.  In any election in which the incumbent is running, it's "re-elect, or throw the rascal out".  I don't see how it can be that hard to decide.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2012, 12:04:44 PM »
Quote from: Hutch on October 28, 2012, 11:45:29 AM
"Gary or Mitt?"

Yeah, it would be really nice if Barry wasn't one of the options.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2012, 05:04:08 PM »
Quote from: Hutch on October 28, 2012, 11:45:29 AM
It astonishes me that there can still be undecided voters at this point.  I doubt any meaningful number of self-described "undecided" voters are weighing a "Gary or Mitt?" sort of decision.  In any election in which the incumbent is running, it's "re-elect, or throw the rascal out".  I don't see how it can be that hard to decide.

One isn't a meaningful number ?   :P

Since MT is forecast to go solidly Romney, then the only question is vote my conscience or bump up the popular vote numbers in case this goes to the courts again ...  =|

If I were in a swinging state it would be different.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2012, 08:29:32 PM »
Undecideds could be anything.

There are some people who put a great deal of effort in avoiding any politics.

But I think the majority of undecideds are...
People who grow up in one tribe, and are tempted to switch tribes; but haven't fully convinced themselves. Or the group they are in (work, school, church, ethnic, etc) are a different tribe and they are beginning to be changed to conform to the chosen identity.

Why is this the most likely explanation?
Glad you ask...
6months ago
52% O
44% R
4% U

Today
50% R
47% O
3% U

How can the polls swing sooo much with roughly the same % undecided? Did massive numbers of Obama supporters switch sides??? Not likely...
Obama supports are being convinced by the new tribe they are identifying with, got disenchanted and became "undecided".
The early undecideds became convinced to support Romney. Maybe a small % swung all the way from O to R, but this is a pretty rough transition to make, and is atypical. Those who make such a large swing are likely from group 1 that I mentioned (these are just going with crowd, who ever looks to be a "winner").

BTW, I find it funny that Obama is polling at "47%".  :laugh:
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2012, 11:35:36 PM »
Some of that is what Rush mentioned as the polls assuming high Democrat enthusiasm and over sampling Democrats as a result. 
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2012, 12:06:50 AM »
Quote from: fistful on October 28, 2012, 12:04:44 PM
Quote from: Hutch on October 28, 2012, 11:45:29 AM
"Gary or Mitt?"
Yeah, it would be really nice if Barry wasn't one of the options.

Isn't Gary the name of the snail from Spongebob? If so, I might be one of those undecided voters between Mitt and Gary. Either versus Obama is a no-brainer, though.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2012, 01:34:25 AM »

Y'know, I think it would be priceless if Team-O went to all the trouble to rig the voter counting in some swing states . . . only to lose New York.

Gawd, that would be pure win.

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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2012, 11:37:32 AM »
any Citizen that is 'undecided' at this point, is either totally uninformed (and by choice), abysmally stupid (and should not be allowed to vote) or posturing for attention.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2012, 11:58:57 AM »
My impression of undecided voters is that they think they are being very informed and are agonizing over their choice because it's so important.  In reality most of them don't see that the rest of us either are laughing at them or shaking our heads in unbelief at their incredible stupidity.

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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2012, 04:48:25 PM »
Quote from: grampster on October 29, 2012, 11:58:57 AM
My impression of undecided voters is that they think they are being very informed and are agonizing over their choice because it's so important.  In reality most of them don't see that the rest of us either are laughing at them or shaking our heads in unbelief at their incredible stupidity.



I think the undecideds are waiting for someone to tell them how to vote or using their Magic 8-Ballâ„¢.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2012, 08:06:04 PM »
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2012, 08:39:03 PM »
I'm thinking there has to be a fair percentage of self described "undecided" as just not wanting to tell the pollster who they plan to vote for.
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2012, 10:42:25 PM »
Quote from: fistful on October 28, 2012, 02:18:49 AM
I'm glad there are thoughtful people out there, asking the tough questions before they decide.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/404175?playlist_id=1192

As usual, the best comedy is rooted in truth. =|
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Re: The Undecided Voter
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2012, 02:24:10 AM »
These are the people for whom "the check is in the mail" (and the other analogs) were created.

Not just undecided but unborn and likely to die before they are.
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