According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, polls indicate the most important issues among "self-declared" undecided voters are the economy and healthcare, while the most important issues among "dedicated" Bush voters are homeland security and Iraq. With that information, I find it interesting that Kerry's addressing the issues of concern to the undecideds in his standard stupm speech while Bush focuses on those issues his base favors rather than work to bring in the undecideds' concerns. I think this means the Bush camp believes they have already absorbed as many of the undecided as they can and now have turned to firing up their own base to ensure they get out the vote.

There is a theory that as a campaign winds down--be it local, state, or national--undecided voters break for the challenger, making them less likely to support the incumbant; Bush's recent speeches would indicate the Republicans have adopted this theory as fact. Could be good for Kerry.

~Adam

[ October 19, 2004, 08:18 AM: Message edited by: Adam ]