Election '08: who the #$&@ needs more information?

Published Oct 08 2008, 09:23 AM by Adam Reilly

Today on Morning Edition, NPR's Renee Montagne reported from a debate-viewing party for undecided voters last night in New Mexico, a battleground state where Barack Obama currently has a slight edge. It strikes me as odd that anyone's still undecided, but get that some people might still be weighing the pros and cons of each candidate: maybe you like Obama's call for change but see McCain as more experienced.

The close to Montagne's story left me utterly baffled, however. Here it is:

[O]ne guest at last night's debate party may well have predicted how long the uncertainty will last. Jim Rivera [sp?] said he was leaving the party having made a decision. And that decision is, he needs more information.
"I will be looking and reading and following closely for the rest of the campaign here, probably until the day of voting," [Rivera said].

Uh...can someone please explain this mindset? We've been through contested Democratic and Republican primaries. We've seen both parties' nominating conventions. We've had two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. Obama and McCain's claims and counter-claims have been fact-checked again and again. And there's round-the-clock campaign coverage on the center, the left, and the right.

No offense to Jim, but how in God's name can anyone seriously say they still need more info?

Filed Under: Barack Obama, John McCain, Election08, NPR

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2 Comments

Brad Deltan said:

Simple - they are stupid. John Oliver did an excellent job breaking down the "stupid vote" on the Daily Show last night.

blog.indecision2008.com/.../the-daily-show-john-oliver-breaks-down-the-stupid-vote

October 8, 2008 11:22 AM
Peter P. said:

Or, maybe they are smart enough to refuse to answer the question for an NPR interviewer, rather than subject themselves to further analysis, like that above from Mr. Deltan, of the 'stupid' vote.

October 10, 2008 1:06 PM

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