If you predict the outcome of the 2008 presidential election from the tea leaves that are polls, the race for the White House is a toss-up. New results are released almost daily. On Monday, a USA Today/ Gallup poll showed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) leading Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 50 percent to 46 percent. On Tuesday, a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed the race as a virtual dead heat. And yesterday, the CBS News/New York Times monthly survey of undecided voters showed that 34 percent of pre-convention undecided voters are now committed to a candidate. That still leaves a pretty sizable group of voters, a majority of them women, who are still completely undecided about how they will vote in November.
What puzzles me is that so many voters are still undecided. Are you? Are you waiting to hear something from the candidates on a particular issue you care about? Are you waiting for the debates to decide? What will sway your vote?
If you’ve watched the previous debates, you’ve noticed the Perception Analyzer at the bottom of the screen. It records the reactions of about 30 “uncommitted” voters – but some say your brain can’t devote its full attention to what the debaters are saying and what you’re seeing.More..
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