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2016 Postmortem

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts) Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:08 PM Oct 2016

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Do you believe these "undecided" voters? I find them suspicious.

I saw one interviewed today who said he was waiting for the third debate to decide. The host asked him, "What are you waiting to see to help you decide," and the guy (the one from the last question) answers, "I don't know, but I'll know it when I see it." What a dumb answer.

In other words, he doesn't have a specific set of values on which he's voting. He and Ken Bone, both of whom I saw on TV today, just seem like they're in this for the attention. I doubt they've been paying out-of-pocket for their flights and hotels, not to mention their media appearances.

I feel like "undecided voter" is a scam some people use to get freebies and fame, even if just for the barest of 15 minutes.

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Do you believe these "undecided" voters? I find them suspicious. (Original Post) BobbyDrake Oct 2016 OP

Hard to believe they are real people.... apcalc Oct 2016 #1

R-e-a-lly makes you wonder, doesn't it? ailsagirl Oct 2016 #2

I agree and how are they picked? treestar Oct 2016 #3

+1000 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #4

I think they just like the attention mainer Oct 2016 #5

Maybe they're leaners meow2u3 Oct 2016 #6

Every four years we ask... Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #7

They are a sandwich and pickle short of a picnic as Nana used to say. nt TeamPooka Oct 2016 #11

Nana is oh so right! nt. Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #22

Good points spooky3 Oct 2016 #8

At this point in the election cycle, for a person still needing more is a poor voter. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #9

Oh, my! I dropped my handkerchief! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #10

I met a couple while canvasing yesterday. progressoid Oct 2016 #12

I don't believe them for a second. nt cry baby Oct 2016 #13

I think they are undecided about Hillary, 3rd party or no vote. LAS14 Oct 2016 #14

Maybe a usual election but this year I don't see it rbrnmw Oct 2016 #15

"Dumb" may be the operative word, there. sofa king Oct 2016 #16

Eh, they exist cagefreesoylentgreen Oct 2016 #17

I think they were tRump voters until the video tape came out MiniMe Oct 2016 #19

My theory: They are closeted deplorables. ecstatic Oct 2016 #20

That, or they'll just grasp onto any excuse not to vote for a woman. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #21

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

1. Hard to believe they are real people....

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:10 PM

Oct 2016

Who can be undecided?
Have they been living under rocks?

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)

2. R-e-a-lly makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:10 PM

Oct 2016

treestar

(82,383 posts)

3. I agree and how are they picked?

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:11 PM

Oct 2016

Who believes them when they claim to be undecided? How long does that vetting process take?

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

4. +1000

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:22 PM

Oct 2016

mainer

(12,022 posts)

5. I think they just like the attention

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:25 PM

Oct 2016

It's hard to believe they're actually undecided.

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

6. Maybe they're leaners

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:26 PM

Oct 2016

Just not quite committed to voting from one or the other candidate.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

7. Every four years we ask...

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:26 PM

Oct 2016

WTF is up with the undecideds? I think it's either attention seeking behavior or they are not playing with a full deck.

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

11. They are a sandwich and pickle short of a picnic as Nana used to say. nt

Reply to Blue Idaho (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:31 PM

Oct 2016

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

22. Nana is oh so right! nt.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 09:13 PM

Oct 2016

spooky3

(34,456 posts)

8. Good points

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:26 PM

Oct 2016

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

9. At this point in the election cycle, for a person still needing more is a poor voter.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:30 PM

Oct 2016

They will make poor decisions.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)

10. Oh, my! I dropped my handkerchief!

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:31 PM

Oct 2016

Who will pick it up for me?

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

12. I met a couple while canvasing yesterday.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:40 PM

Oct 2016

But they were more undecided as to whether they would even vote or not.

They don't want donald, but they aren't enthused enough to vote for Hillary yet.

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

13. I don't believe them for a second. nt

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:41 PM

Oct 2016

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

14. I think they are undecided about Hillary, 3rd party or no vote.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:44 PM

Oct 2016

There's no way someone can be undecided between Hillary and Donald. Right?

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)

15. Maybe a usual election but this year I don't see it

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:48 PM

Oct 2016

you would think Trump would scare the shit out of people

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

16. "Dumb" may be the operative word, there.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:50 PM

Oct 2016

You have to be a dumbass of some sort to support Donald Trump, period. But what if you're dumb and have a conscience?

cagefreesoylentgreen

(838 posts)

17. Eh, they exist

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:51 PM

Oct 2016

The woman who cares for my cockatiel when I go out of town confessed to me she didn't even know Trump was the Republican nominee until this last September

(But she also has some mental disabilities after a car crash a few years ago, so I guess I can give her a pass?)

MiniMe

(21,716 posts)

19. I think they were tRump voters until the video tape came out

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:43 PM

Oct 2016

And he didn't do enough yete to win them back. Stupid people

ecstatic

(32,707 posts)

20. My theory: They are closeted deplorables.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:52 PM

Oct 2016

They don't want to admit that they're voting for Trump.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

21. That, or they'll just grasp onto any excuse not to vote for a woman.

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #20)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 09:13 PM

Oct 2016

The only ones I saw getting repeat interviews were the men. I guess the women among the undecideds were the ones who, when polled, said they were more inclined to support HRC after debate 2.

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