Some Undecideds Can't See Knockout Blow

hosted.ap.org ^ | Oct 14, 2004 | JULIA SILVERMAN

[EternalVigilance]

In my homestate, on the voter rolls Republicans are designated by an 'R', Democrats by a 'D', and others are listed as 'N's, for neutral or none or something.

But I always say that it stands for 'Neutered'.

;-)

[Musket]

Hey all you undecideds, lemme help you. Who would the terrorists vote for? Now vote for the other guy.

[JCEccles]

It is a sad, sad state of affairs when the fate of this magnificent nation swings on the votes of a tiny group of people who have a pathological aversion to making a decision.

[HundredDollars]

Long time lurker (Jan '98), first post.

I read these "undecideds" differently. These are people who want to vote for the winner, but they can't figure out who it's going to be.

My ex-Mother-in-Law was always undecided. When asked about issues, she would spout the latest talking points. As voting day grew near, it became "but so-n-so is going to win!"

[NetSurfer]

"can't find their a##es in the dark with two hands" comes to mind.

[NetSurfer]

Welcome to FR!

[shezza]

Coin toss. Works every time. Unless it lands on its side. In which case, you can toss another coin to determine whether or not to pick up the first coin and toss it again. But then there's the issue of what denomination of coin to use. (aaaaaugh!!!)

[discostu]

I don't understand undecideds. Even before I understood my own political identity it only took 5 or 10 minutes to decide on candidates, even in city council races you always seem to get one that's just a complete jackass, it's easy. The closest I ever had to a problem was our last mayoral race in Tucson where both candidates completely sucked, I left that spot blank not because I couldn't decide but because neither candidate deserved my support, to make matters worse we had a proposition to give the mayor a raise on that ballot, I gave that a resounding NO.

[Sparky760]

This is what I believe will be the edge that puts President Bush safely ahead. When people are actually confronted with making a choice, security will be the most important factor. On that, President Bush wins hands down.

I agree, when it comes down to it people are in the booth with only their conscious. Anybody with an IQ over 12 knows that without security all the other issues are a moot point. Of course there still is those under 12 IQ people or as the MSM refers to them, undecideds.

[TheExploited]

If Flipper somehow manages to win this thing because the country is filled with brain dead people like Sturkie who "can't decide," maybe he'll realize that right choice was Bush when terrorists attack the school his young children attend. It will be too late then.

[JCEccles]

What makes these people so silly is they cannot answer the simple question, "On what issue has John Kerry every delivered leadership to actually accomplish a public policy goal?"

I listened to a bit of Sean Hannity's show today. He was doing a man-on-the-street segment and flipper got him talking to some Kerry supporters. One woman was typical:

Hannity: "What's the name of the vice president."
Kerry Supporter: "I can't think of his name. He's that old guy."
Hanity: "Why won't you vote for Bush?"
Kerry Supporter: "He wants to blow up the world."
Hannity: "Oh, you're a Michael Moore fan."
Kerry Supporter: "Yeah, war's a bad thing."
Hannity: "Is it always a bad thing?"
Kerry Supporter: "No, sometimes it's necessary. Like Pearl Harbor."
Hannity: "Kerry has been in the Senate for 20 years. Can you tell me just one thing he accomplished in 20 years?"
Kerry Supporter: "Can you tell me one thing Bush has accomplished?"
Hannity: "I'll give you two. He pushed through the largest tax cuts in history--"
Kerry Supporter (derisively): "Huh!"
Hannity: "--and he liberated 50 million people from Afghanistan through Iraq. Now, can you tell me one thing Kerry has done in the Senate in the 20 years he's been there?"
Kerry Supporter: *Silence* "Kerry's going to end the war. He's going to get us out of Iraq."
Hannity: "He said he's going to stay in Iraq."
Kerry Supporter: *Silence*
Hannity (to the radio audience): "See what we're up against?"

Michael Moore likes to give speeches to foreign audiences in which he castigates the American people for being the dumbest people on the planet. After reading about the hand-wringing undecideds and hearing Hannity interview one of Moore's fans, I am begining to believe Moore has a point.

[discostu]

It's been too long, I think I'll watch Casablanca tonight. Thanks

[shezza]

Can anyone be THAT stupid?

I thought Sean Hannity's head was going to explode during the man-on-the-street interviews on his radio show today. Not only did the interviewees not know who the Vice President of the United States was, they didn't know Kerry's running mate, either (one lady said, "Oh, that cute one. The one that looks like a Kennedy.")

Not a one could name ANYTHING John Kerry had done in 20 years in the Senate, nor could they name a single issue he has supported or where he stood on any of the issues Sean brought up. When Sean asked one, "If you don't know anything about Kerry or what he stands for, why are you going to vote for him?" (paraphrase) One lady answered, "He's going to get us out of Iraq as soon as he's president. War is terrible. I hate that war." (paraphrase)

Sean pressed: "Kerry is NOT going to bring our troops home right away. He's changed his mind again. Are you aware that he voted FOR the war in Iraq?" The interviewee was obviously flustered. "Uh...uh...no, I didn't. He did? I didn't know that." (But what difference does it make? Just toss your coin and get it over with already.)

[Dr. Free Market]

These types vote for whomever is ahead in the polls on Nov. 2 a half hour before the polls close in their state. They want to vote for the winner! That's what they live for.