October 12, 2004
"I don?t think we know squat about the dynamics of opinion formation among that segment of the public that has little interest in politics, AKA undecided voters."
I tend to agree with Mr. May on this, and I think it's probably a weakness of the amateur political blogging community as a whole. Anyone who runs a political blog is probably politically savvy and active to one extent or the other. From The Corner to the newest Blogspot Democrat, I can guarantee you that the authors(s) of the blog probably have a better picture, more or less, of the election than the "undecided voter".
I've been kicking this notion around for a bit, and Mr. May's remarks helped me coalesce my thinking. I'm not sure any of "us", i.e. the pundit-bloggers, are capable of fathoming the undecided. We watch the debates and cheer, clap, laugh, point, shout, and throw things at the screen when Bush & Cheney, or Kerry & Edwards say things. We keep score. We also can't imagine anyone not doing the same.
I can sit back in my old government surplus desk chair and sneer at the undecideds, but when the time comes to figure out their logic, I haven't a clue. Does anyone out there? These people are more alien to my way of thinking than, I would think, an Islamic in Saudi Arabia; we do know to some extent what metrics a devotee of the Koran uses.
Originally contrived at 002648 on 11 October, but delayed in posting due to illness.
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