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                                                                November 5, 2016
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On the
Fence

The Undecideds: They’re Out There, and So Very Conflicted

In this photo taken Nov. 3, 2016, Moshe Sherizen, an undecided voter, is shown outside his home in Southfield, Mich. After all the sound, fury, fact, fallacy, bluster and
blarney of the 2016 presidential campaign, there still are undecided voters out there. Really. And they’re not just people who’ve buried their heads in the sand. Some
thoughtful people just do not know what to do with the choices they’ve been given, yet are determined to exercise their right to vote.

                                                                                                                                                                                                          (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

NANCY BENAC                      in the sand.                   tech startup worker in Erie,   Southfield, Michigan.         voters they’ve already
Associated Press                 Some thoughtful people         Pennsylvania.                  Polls suggest the undecid-    identified as supporters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After          just do not know what to do    “I have a mail-in ballot and   eds make up a small slice     But in a close race, the un-
all the sound, fury, fact, fal-  with the choices they’ve       I change my mind every         of the electorate — per-      decideds still could be de-
lacy, bluster and blarney of     been given, yet are deter-     day about what I should        haps just 2 percent at this   cisive, especially since poll-
the 2016 presidential cam-       mined to exercise their right  do,” says Lori Perez, a stay-  late date.                    sters say they’re more likely
paign, there still are unde-     to vote.                       at-home mom in Lehi, Utah.     The campaigns have large-     to cast ballots if they live in
cided voters out there.          “I’m just really trying to     “Let me have a moment          ly them written off, placing  competitive states than in
Really.                          completely think this          of silence to think about      their emphasis instead on     noncompetitive ones.
And they’re not just people      through,” says Peter Schro-    this, OK?” asks Moshe Sheri-   boosting turnout among
who’ve buried their heads        eder, a fulltime student and   zen, a digital marketer from   the much larger bloc of            Continued on page 3