Undecided Voters

WATCH: The Undecided Voter In New Hampshire

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 01.13.2012

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BRADFORD, N.H. -- Jon Marden has a problem. The New Hampshire primary is today and the registered Republican can't decide who to vote for. It isn'...

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A Letter to the Undecided: Prop 19

Jesse Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm not asking Californians to condone marijuana. I'm asking them to accept the fact that arresting people for marijuana has not decreased the use of marijuana.

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Which Way Are the Political Winds Blowing as We Enter Election 2010?

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Voter apathy is an enormous problem in a representative democracy. Too many voters have either tuned out or turned off. They either don't like the candidates and/or don't feel part of the political process.

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A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

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The Undecideds: What's Their Problem?

Jon Wiener | Posted 05.25.2011

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The undecideds have been staring at the menu now for almost a year--why haven't they made up their minds? Here is how these voters break down, and how they are likely to act today.

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Confessions of a Paid Voter

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was amazing! Never before had anyone cared about my political opinions. And I do have lots of them. But these people were rapt. They hung on my every word.

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Postcards From the Battleground States

Albert Berger | Posted 05.25.2011

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The goal of these videos was to shed light on the election in contested states. Now, like so many others who have worked their hearts out, we all call it a day and hope that change arrives tomorrow.

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Why I'm Still an Undecided Voter

Bryan Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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I live in a state where I might as well vote for Mickey Mouse for all the good it will do any candidate that even smells of progressive politics.

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A Preamble to Election Night

Norman Lear | Posted 05.25.2011

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66% of those voters who have been calling themselves "Undecided" will admit to fraudulently claiming their independence and confess that they were simply enjoying their 15 minutes.

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Poll: One in seven voters still persuadable

Posted 05.25.2011

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Voting Expert William Jacoby Knows How You're Going To Vote

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the polls grow tighter, more people wonder what the electorate will be thinking on Nov 4. OffTheBus posed that question to political scientist Will...

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Red Relative Blues: Swinging Matthew's Cousin

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

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Years ago I tried to "swing" my handsome friend Matthew, who I had a substantial crush on. He wasn't willing to go my way, but my heart fluttered just...

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Voters Haven't Given Up On American Dream

Lisa Solod | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last time we had spoken, Richard had been a clear undecided. Intelligent, thoughtful and torn he was also a man clearly down on his luck and looking for a way out.

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Rethinking Red and Blue

Frank Micciche | Posted 05.25.2011

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Among the 10 lowest-income states, McCain leads by an average of 15 points, trailing only in New Mexico, a classic "battleground" state. Similarly, 8 of the 10 richest states look firmly Democratic in 2008.

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The Four Types of Undecided Voters

Barbara Dehn | Posted 05.25.2011

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With eight days to go, and two totally different candidates, how can anyone still be undecided? Turns out, there are lots of different kinds of undecided voters. They don't fall neatly into an easily parodied pigeon hole.

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Attention GenY'ers! Talk To Your Parents! Don't Let GenJonesers Vote Against Themselves!

David Paulsen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Convince them, as the children of several former Republican Governors convinced their parents to come out for Obama, as GenJoneser Caroline Kennedy's GenY kids moved her from Hillary to Barack.

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Con Games: The Real Third Party

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Think of it... as The Independence Party -- independent voters without party affiliation, and independent thinkers who only reluctantly hang their hat on the door of Republicans and Dems.

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Red Grandma Blues: Readers Respond (with Great Ideas!)

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday we told you about Claire, who is trying to swing her 94-year-old Grandmother from a red Reagan Republican to a born-again blue voter. We a...

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PA Steel Town Undecideds Torn: Hardpressed But Wary of Government Assistance

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHNSTOWN, PA-- Since a supporter at a Palin rally here waved a stuffed monkey with an Obama headband, and the county's own congressman declared "Ther...

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Red Grandma Blues: A Conversion Diary

Ben Wyskida | Posted 05.25.2011

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From now until Election Day, we'll share case studies of people who are trying to "turn" fence-sitting friends and family members to their side in the weeks before Election Day. First up: Claire.

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236.com: Thought Process Flowchart: Undecided Voters

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The race for president between Barack Obama and John McCain has been going on for close to 17 years now, and yet still--still!--there are some voters ...

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Talking to "Undecideds" in Allentown, PA

Aimee Lee Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

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We asked the people we visited the same question that Ronald Reagan asked in the 1980 election: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?

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At FOX News: If Your Guy Doesn't Win, Cook The Numbers!

Celeste Fremon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative pollster Frank Luntz convened a group of undecideds for a FOX News post-debate discussion last night. But, unfortunately for Luntz, the undecideds answered the "which candidate was better" question wrong. No problem -- just ignore them! On to the next segment!

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An Appeal to Third Party Voters, Make the Difference for Obama

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.25.2011

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My proposal is that progressives thinking of voting third party this time consider the historic chance to elect Barack Obama president. Such an open gesture would go a long way to heal and unify the progressive movement this time around.

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Empower the Undecided: UDecide.org

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 05.25.2011

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We can use the web to reach Americans who don't live on the web. In these last weeks, it's something we can do wherever we are.

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