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Originally posted by KMA-628
It seems to be due to a lack of interest and education (i.e. not knowing any better).
They really have no clue what is going on, who is involved and what is important to them. It is really sad.
In my opinion, if you do not know who you are voting for then you have not been paying attention. All of the issues, etc are out there, there really isn't anything new.
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Originally posted by Jimmy4
It's their right to choose. Maybe they're conservative but don't like what Bush has done in office. Maybe they're liberal but they despise Kerry not taking a stance on anything. Maybe they don't want to vote for either and are looking for a third party candidate to vote for.
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Yes. I'm undecided, and I've been paying significantly close attention. Fact is, I'm undecided BECAUSE I've paid so much attention. It's not a matter of not knowing what's going on. Fact is, some things candidates say resonate with me, and others completely turn me off. So, it's a matter of balancing between all that and also looking at third party candidates to see if there's someone who has an even better resonance/dissonance ratio. Generally speaking, I like Kerry socially. I think the idea of a marriage amendment and all that crap is rediculous, and, generally speaking, I can trust the democrats more (but not much more) to not simply play into the hands of the big technology companies that are working to take away fair use rights in favor of their profits.
Then there's the economic side of the matter. I believe people have a right to their own money - even if you don't think it's fair they have so much - it's theirs, and only as much as is necessary should be taken away from them. There's more to this of course, but my point is that I don't like many traditionally democratic economic policies.
And that's really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to my thoughts. The point is, it's difficult to make a quick, easy decision unless you're either 1) a party line voter, or 2) a person voting generally on one issue (such as the Iraq war). Then there are also the people who actually are completely liberal or completely conservative, and that's a far smaller number than it seems when people actually analyze their beliefs with regard to logical consistancy.
Point is, who to vote for is a very serious and complex issue, and as such it's very easy to be undecided.