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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: undecided voters

undecided voters stories: 8 news summaries

 What's 
 With Those 
 Undecideds? 

The NY Times chats with some of the 4% who remain unsure

Nov 2, 08 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - After a long campaign season, John McCain and Barack Obama have had ample chance to define themselves in America’s eyes—yet 4% of the country, a recent poll says, remains undecided. The New York Times spoke to a few of these “gray-state” voters to see what was holding... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • undecided voters • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Undecided Voters Agree: 
 Choosing Is Tough 

Undecideds waiting for candidates to provide tell-tale slip-up

Oct 31, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undecided voters want one thing from John McCain and Barack Obama: a reason to vote for one of them—or not. “I’m waiting for one of them to shoot himself in the leg,” one torn Floridian tells the LA Times. "I just don't trust politicians,... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Ohio • undecided voters • Election 2008 • battleground states

Candidates Bombard Swing States With Radio Ads

Campaigns like low cost, lower accountability

Oct 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although conventional radio may seem obsolete, it is an important tool of the presidential campaigns this year, USA Today reports. Political advertising is flooding the airwaves in battleground states as the campaigns take advantage of the cost: $500 to $600 per airing for a 30-second spot in Northern Virginia, compared... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • John McCain • radio • radio advertising • undecided voters • Election 2008 • swing states • battleground states

 Barack Gets Heat 
 at Barbecue Joint 

Ugly atmosphere over NC lunch for 'socialist'

Oct 20, 08 2:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and aides bought lunch at a North Carolina barbecue restaurant in Fayetteville yesterday in an uneasy atmosphere that illustrates how tensely divided voters are in the state just two weeks before the election. One woman yelled, "Socialist! socialist! Get out of here!" as another angry customer... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • North Carolina • undecided voters • barbecue • Election 2008 • Fayetteville

GLOSSIES

Working-Class Anger
May Boil Over Soon


Oct 15, 08 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - For a while now, the divide between rich and poor has gotten bigger, but it "hasn't sparked an outright political revolt," writes Reihan Salam in the Atlantic. That could change soon. Our fragile, 20-year "consumption compromise"—the era of cheap goods and cheap credit keeping economic... More »

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business • middle class • wages • gas prices • undecided voters • Election 2008 • financial crisis

OPINION

 Swing Voters Not 
 Worth the Effort 

Swing voters don't matter, but campaigns still chase them

Oct 12, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swinging both ways may be a thrill, but presidential candidates should still ignore it, Ezra Klein writes in the Los Angeles Times. Not only are swing voters "contemptible" for their prolonged ambivalence, they cost candidates millions of dollars in the election's waning weeks. And these typically rural and... More »

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swing voters • undecided voters • Election 2008

NH Reports Record Turnout

Polling places scramble to find enough ballots

Jan 8, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - New Hampshire polling places are reporting record turnout for today's primaries, and the secretary of state’s office is sending more ballots to precincts overrun with voters. There’s no telling yet if predictions of 500,000 primary voters in the state of 1.3 million will pan out, but... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire primary • undecided voters • ballots

Clinton Wells Up: 'This Is
Very Personal' 

Uncharacteristic
show of emotion
sways small audience

Jan 7, 08 4:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton showed emotion more characteristic of her husband at a New Hampshire coffee shop today, fighting back tears as she talked about the race with a group of 16 undecided voters. After an hour of discussing policy, the candidate’s voice broke: “It’s not easy, and I... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire primary • emotion • undecided voters

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