The mystery of the undecided voter: who and why?
I have always been an advocate for the expansion of the democratic process to include as many party candidates as possible. It is my belief that this is the true intention of our founding fathers in establishing the election process, however, sadly due to the fact that we live in a monetary society, and that people have a difficult time making a decision when presented with too many choices, America has diminished the process to the point where it is no longer relavent as a democracy, but more in line with a republic.
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – It’s not a lack of data that has made Ohio photographer Chad Moon one of those rare and coveted people on the U.S. political landscape — an undecided voter late in the campaign. He knows plenty about presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
“It’s not that I don’t have enough information, it’s that I don’t particularly like either one of them,” explained Moon, 32, a small business owner and father of two.
With just days to go before the November 4 election, undecided American voters are finding themselves the center of attention of campaigns looking for a few more precious votes in key states.
What is wrong with these people? After more than a year of nonstop political campaigning by Democratic Illinois Sen. Obama and Republican Arizona Sen. McCain, what more do voters possibly need to know to make up their minds?
As a resident of a politically divided and vote-rich Ohio, Moon has been bombarded by TV ads, robotic phone calls and the headlines that come with frequent visits to the area by McCain and Obama. So he knows where the candidates stand.
Trouble is, Moon is a fiscal conservative who doesn’t like Obama’s tax plan and a pro-choice secular voter who doesn’t like McCain’s social positions or his vice presidential running mate, Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin.
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