Quote of the Day: The Undecideds

Ricochet ^ | October 24, 2020 | Seawriter

[CheshireTheCat]

To me, the remarkable aspect of this poll is not that Biden is leading. It’s that it shows 7% of the electorate is undecided. Really? Undecided? This late in the game? And with these two politicians? One who has been fed into our consciousness in every aspect of our lives over the past five years and is currently the president and the other who was vice president and has been in the public sphere for nearly five decades? Who in the hell are this 7% who can’t make up their minds?

And then it hit me: They aren’t undecided, they lean Trump, but they are waiting to make that final commitment. Something is stopping them. Something relatively intangible. It’s the “tone” thing. They are down with his policies and achievements, but they just don’t like the guy’s attitude. They prefer the “presidential” thing. – Larry O’Connor

O’Connor’s conclusion is that through his performance at the third debate Trump gave that class of undecided what they needed to vote for him. He was presidential enough. Read the whole thing.

There are other straws in the wind indicating a Trump victory. Not just a Trump victory, but a substantial Trump victory. These are factors based on hard numbers.

The Gallup poll that showed Biden up by 12 not only oversampled Democrats, but had a curious result among Republicans polled: only 72% said they were voting for Trump. The last time an incumbent Republican President got less than 80% of Republicans voting for him was in 1992 – and H. Ross Perot was running against George H.W. Bush, siphoning off nearly 20% of the Republicans. Where is this year’s Perot?...

[CheshireTheCat]

I would guess that 60% of the people who answer a poll and say they are undecided have firmly decided they are voting for Trump and just do not want to say that out loud and on the record. Another 15% know that deep down in their heart they are voting for Trump. Another 15% might not want to admit that they are afraid to vote due to the 'rona and don't want to have to figure out how to do the mail in vote or absentee ballot thing. That leaves 10% who are truly undecided or don't want to admit they lean toward Biden.

[wny]

anyone undecided between these 2 is brain-dead

[cgbg]

Even in “normal” elections, undecideds break heavily for the incumbents.

When you add in the fear of doxxing and intimidation, there can be little doubt that the vast majority of “undecideds” are Trump voters.

[stanne]

Per Dan Bongino this election is a Base election. Trump will take the undecideds but this is about base turnout. Decrease bidens increase Trump’s