there are a fair number of undecided vehemently supporting one candidate or another.

As a feminist, you can probably figure out which one that is.

Just hoping we have a good primary turnout in Texas!!!

No, probably not that one.

So undecided is adequate for me. I have completely ruled out some candidates in the primary, one in particular.

So, given that in my state's primary I can vote for only one candidate, I am undecided. My state's primary is in mid-March, so my guess is possibly one or two of the three that I like would have dropped out, then my choice would be clear.

I know some of them back a particular candidate. Why not just say so?

Not endorsing anyone.

by overzealous supporters of other candidates. One group of especially persistent and insufferable supporters comes to mind.

So you tell us, why is it such a big deal?

I’ll choose at the very last minute - one thing I need to see is which RepubliCON will run after Trump gets kicked to the curb.

who is still running when the primaries come around in my state which is seen as insignificant.

I don't have to decide just because I'm on DU do I?

I just can't get into this deciding over a year in advance or even before I have a clue as to who will be on the ballot. I prefer to see the evidence that tells me I should vote for a given candidate, I'm still waiting. And I don't know if I would tell my choice online anyway.

just don't see the point.

included fear of showing who they like.

I also am noticing that, and have about six reasons why I haven't yet. Nothing on DU "scares" me, though there are some big barkers around! So far, no bites.

Not sure why the OP is so wrapped up in what others think.

and play along here.

How I vote at my primary, is not necessarily what my vote is on DU. I am like everyone with feeling some indecision.

Follow along? This board is comprised of adults and intelligent ones at that. Maybe you should go look at another owl.

Are you SO insistent that we choose so that you can see if you are lining up with the popular kids?

Otherwise, what is your deal? You are insisting in multiple posts that we choose because you want us to, and if we don't it's because we're afraid to say who we support. That's the most obnoxious thing I've read here in a long time.

It's like predicting a hurricane when it's just a little rainstorm off Africa.... Talk to me a few months out... I'll vote for who can VOTE HIM OUT... dump the turd Nov third!
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I'll wait.

I'm not feeling compelled to commit now just to satisfy curious folks on DU.

That's why there is an "Undecided" category. If you didn’t notice, 44% of DU is undecided.

We will decide in our own time.

happily vote for them. If not, I'll choose my favorite from among who is left.

of getting a good read on what people here, as a whole, think.

There will always be a percentage of people who are truly undecided, as with any poll.

Besides, so what if you change your mind, you can always change your pick.

Might as well just drop the whole idea. It really serves no purpose unless most all participate.

it is probably a healthier way to stay open to the candidate emerging as the nominee.

I am hoping Liz is doing well enough by then to make a difference voting for her.

I want a woman, too, and am leaning Warren. Having a tough time with Klobuchar and I tell you why: It's about her propensity to throw things when she's angry. I once had a boss that threw things when she was angry and I hated working for her and so did everyone else. It's an unprofessional thing to do and it discourages loyalty. I think about that every time I see her. It bothers me.

That said, of course I'll be on board with the final nominee, male or female.

But they’re keeping their preferences on undecided so that they don’t have anger throw at them by supporters of other candidates.

who earnestly want a head count, or want THEIR candidate to gain in recognition and status. Some undecideds care about neither, and are using other criteria to choose a candidate.

curb voter enthusiasm, instead of rally the troops into vote blue no matter who. We have folks admitting they're campaigning against Democratic candidates, instead of against trump. Not good. We can't win by curbing enthusiasm and purposely turning away votes.

If I were to vote in a presidential primary today, I would not vote for:

Sanders
Gabbard
Yang
Steyer
Bloomberg
Delaney

Hope that's good enough for you.

Harris, Biden and Klobuchar were then at the top of my list. Now it’s down to two. I’m hoping one of them makes it, but ultimately, whoever gets the Democratic nomination will get my vote.

So some of the candidates may not be running by then. I’ll decide soon before the Florida primary.

Oh well. I guess we will have 44% that keep us wondering.

Or Berñie because business like usual and the status quo isn't doing jack shit for poor folks like me.

I don't want a centrist.
But if the centrist wins I will vote a straight blue ticket.

But I'm not concerned at all as an undecided. There is no requirement for me or anyone to declare a favorite while posting to DU. I'll decide when I'm ready, and I may not even declare it on DU.

I had mentioned previously that I'm leaning toward Warren, but that's just a "lean." There are some candidates who are just as qualified, just as capable, but they are out of the race because of the DNC's method of choosing a candidate. But, as they say, don't trash the good because it's not perfect. Warren is a great candidate, but this time around, the Dems have an embarrassment of riches. It's too bad that some aren't given more status and recognition because of money and popularity. Policy proposals are far more important than money and popularity.

i talk to my brother every Sunday for at least an hour. he's done well for himself, a recent widower and he's 52. he wants to leave his job and pursue art. This was news to me. he's really good and did it professionally for a short while 30 years ago and has a contact at heavy metal magazine .The only thing stopping him is health insurance. vote blue no matter who.

It's easier to deal with the nuttiness of primary season by not getting emotionally involved in one particular candidate, and I really don't have a clear preference among several of them. I'll decide when it's closer to my time to vote.

In the meantime, my focus is primarily on getting Democrats elected in local and state races, particularly ones that can help swing our state legislature. My ideal presidential candidate is one whose coattails are long and will campaign and support Democrats in House, Senate, and state races. That probably rules a couple of them out.

If I had to make a decision today, I would support Amy Klobuchar. She's an articulate, sharp senator who would bury Trump in a debate, I like where she is politically. Her biggest problem was exposure, like many of the candidates, a lot of people really didn't know who she was but as she spoke during the debates, she's picked up support. In the category of ability to beat Trump, she's started to appear in the head to head polling ahead of the orange headed buffoon and I think that a campaign would push her to the inevitable 12-14 percent win that "any Democrat running" will easily be able to achieve.

I will decide when I decide.

in particular ( which is unusual for me - no real favorite )
while at the same time being excited about all our candidates and what they have to say.
All good.
I will vote for any and yes I’m not alone according to polls about being really undecided .
There was like 8 candidates for attorney general all dem here,and I didn’t decide until the night before So many of them all had pros and cons.
I think when there is a big pool like that with many pros and cons it is even harder

There are many undecided voters in Iowa per polls and they only have a short time to choose.
Do you really think they are all “afraid” or just truly undecided ? Many are for 2020 undecided
My primary is after super tues maybe I’ll see how it looks then

I mention Biden and Bernie in title because one thing I have decided is that I believe it will come down to these two and have thought that for awhile.
Maybe someone like warren will move up again who knows.

Bedsides I have seen people here @ du with one candidate as their choice and they just use it to trash that same candidate (probably to avoid jury ?) So what people have choosen may not mean a thing on what they post
I will add the negativity is disturbing . I don’t see a lot of it because I have so many of the many different candidate ‘s smear squads on ignore and remove the whole primary forum completely quite often
I will say in 6 months if the real world of voters is as fractional as du there will be trump pt 2 imo
I don’t think they will be though but I live in a blue bubble so again who knows
If I did overwhelmingly prefer one candidate sooner than later I will post it so I guess you can look forward to that and don’t paint me as being afraid of du ,perhaps unimpressed with the forum

party to have been vetted ruthlessly on their way to the nomination. While I do have preferences, each one is problematic to me in their own way, so I feel it's dishonest to pick any of them over any others before the nomination in this DU format.

1. go vote for the nominee.
2. not stay home on election day.
3. cast your ballot for (D) democrats down ballot.

Right?

Some know that after 2016 people are pretty polarized about one of them.

Anyhow, I don't want people reading my posts through the prism of my declared "favorite" candidate and either agreeing or disagreeing with them only on that basis.

... Pete, Amy, or Elizabeth. Probably one of them…

I like nearly all our candidates, but have various issues with each of them. I have lots of serious problems with some of their supposed supporters here. Many of the same supporters from each side back in 2016 and the same tired attacks. Lots of bullying from almost all sides.

Have had lots of discussions with other activists in NC. Probably 40+% of them are, like me, still in limbo. So you will just have to wait until March 2 to see what we will do. Would prefer you not be so pushy and trust us when say we are undecided.

I've already seen it happen enough to others

And for the first time since I became of voting age, I just don't care that much. There's nobody I am super excited about and only one or two I'm particularly unenthusiastic about. I just want Trump gone.

I lean towards Warren, but every time I am about to pull the trigger, she stumbles.

I can say I am not going to vote for Sanders in the primary. I could support Biden, but I’d rather we not look backwards. But I have some time before the primary.

than most of the high volume posters who are decided.

Respect for other opinions and a sense of proportion are far more important to this race than being decided - that's my conclusion.

has already dropped out.

I could soon donate to another. I truly do not know at this point. My number one criteria is that the nominee can unite the party and get this pResident out of our White House.

My state (Oklahoma) primary is five weeks and two days away. I assume that all but maybe three or four will be out by then and I'll have to make a choice--see criteria number one above.

Regardless, when November comes around I will vote for the person with (D) by their name.

But I can tell you what the vote would probably look like if the remaining 44% decided today:

Warren - 35%
Biden - 28%
Sanders - 18%
Buttigieg - 9%
Klobuchar - 4%
Yang - 2%
Gabbard - 2%
All Others - 2%

Of course this is completely different from how we'll all actually vote in the end.

Hope this helps

I know many others are in the same boat. I expect to change my mind between now and May.

No thanks.

(for me, anyway,) April 28.

It's complicated.

I'm pretty sure I'll vote for Biden. I'm a precinct chair and we aren't supposed to be actively endorsing and campaigning during primaries in our precincts. I have a few signs for down ballot races in my yard, mainly because we have 12 people running for constable...and I want to provide some type of guidance because there are some non-viable candidates in that race.

My Yang avatar is for the purposes of calling attention to his ideas. I'm still watching to decide who I'll support in the primary. All have strengths, all have flaws. I am not under the slightest obligation to bend to, or even pay anything other than utter contempt, to the timetable of anyone or anything outside of the closing of the polls on election day.

But by the time PA rolls around, my candidate will be whoever has the best chance of defeating Bernie and Liz... because both of those are sure losers in the general election.


So it is Amy until and unless it becomes Biden or Bloomberg out of necessity.

I'm undecided because, well, I'm undecided.

I will decide based on who is polling best against Trump in key states just before I am forced to decide.