WTF is an undecided voter?

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12. That's part of them.

But take a few of my relatives. They have a list of desiderata for their winning candidate. Most are based on values; some are based also on self-interest.

They don't like either candidate. They loathe Obama for some of his policies. They loathe Romney for some of his stances. But they have to decide because they're certainly going to vote. They're not going to decide until election day or several days before. Once they decide they have to live with their decision, and nothing's come along to make them at peace with either possibility. The longer they wait, the more likely something will come along to help them have an easier decision. If nothing like that comes along, the longer they wait the less time they have to live with a decision they don't like and the less time they'll be bothered with second-guessing their decision.