It may account for some small part of the variance between polling and voting, but not enough to make a difference in outcome.
The countervailing effect, which Hewitt doesn't know about, is that verbalizing an intention to do something increases the likelihood that one will actually follow through and do it. To say one thing and do something else would cause cognitive dissonance, unless one assumes, as Hewitt seems to, that voters are widespread liars.
What would be the upside of saying one is voting for Moore?
Plus there are as many or more Reverse Bradleys as there are Bradleys.
A really odd way to view the subject, as if it's his business (or anyone else's) to force me to tell him how I will vote.
If as a result, I am called a "liar", I will simply go about my business and ignore the delusionals. My default remains, when called for a political opinion, or how I will vote: "none of your damned business!" or maliciously the opposite of my intent.
I truly believe that, that was the biggest factor in the Ugly Fat, Criminal Cow losing the '16 presidential election.
Hewitt knows NOTHING about Alabama politics if he believes this....
You can drive through Alabama with no election anywhere in sight and find homes with Moore Supporting signs in their yards for the past decade for the various causes and battles he’s fought....
Hewitt has spent too much time inside the beltway.... and among the GOPe...