(This is the second in a series of articles about undecided voters)
Who are all of these Undecided Voters? I’ve so far come up with four types. I’m open to expanding or narrowing the list.
I’m not an undecided voter, but I play one on television / Attention Whores
Once ever four years, the world turns to these undecided deciders. These self-styled last true men (and women) enjoy the sense of power and the possibility that the candidates for the Most Powerful Job in the World are vying for their personal vote. In the end, they’ll probably write in Mickey Mouse or Homer Simpson and think themselves witty or clever with their little act of civic protest.
Fish or Cut Bait? / Indecisive people make indecisive voters
These voters can’t decide what to cook for dinner, or even if they’re hungry. What chance do they have of picking a President?
Just Fooling Themselves / Republicans and Democrats in Denial
If you looked at these voters’ record, they consistently pick one party or the other. They’ll tell you they are Independent and they look down on partisans as they believe party membership is for the sheeple. They’ll often misquote George Washington as saying the US shouldn’t have political parties.
Too Busy, but know they should Care
They can barely find time to sleep, let alone think about the election. (The ones who show up in focus groups are actually Attention Whores.) They know they should be engaged, and they really want to be good citizens, but they just don’t have the time. So they rely on mass media to inform them. On that basis, can you really blame this group for being undecided?
