After the last debate.
Undecided voters call Trump ‘unhinged’ and ‘un-American’ — but are unswayed by debate
By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ
09/30/2020 03:23 AM EDT
After watching the first presidential debate Tuesday night, undecided voters from battleground states across the country still had plenty they wanted to know about coronavirus, racial injustice and what each candidate would do to unite the country.
Out of 15 undecided voters in a virtual focus group conducted by veteran Republican pollster Frank Luntz, four said they were supporting Democratic nominee Joe Biden after watching the debate and two backed President Donald Trump. The rest remained on the fence. There were nine men and six women and they hailed from Arizona, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada.
“You just saw 90 minutes. How can you still be undecided?” an incredulous Luntz asked. “Please explain that to me?”
Despite their indecisiveness, most described Trump in a negative light, including one of the participants who was leaning toward voting for the president. The voters characterized Trump as “unhinged,” “arrogant,” “forceful," a “bully,” “chaotic” and “un-American.”
When asked to describe Biden they offered: “better than expected,” “politician,” “compassion,” “coherent,” and a “nice guy lacking vision.”
Across a one-hour session in which Luntz brought in a handful of reporters from national news outlets, including POLITICO, to pose questions to the group, the following is what stood out.
What pushed some over the edge
The roughly four voters who ended the night in Biden’s corner were stunned by Trump’s performance.
Ruthie, a voter from Pennsylvania, described it as trying to “win an argument with a crackhead.”
more:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/30/undecided-voters-trump-biden-debate-423545
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