CNN host John Berman asked Harris-Walz campaign senior national spokesperson Ian Sams point-blank Monday why there are currently a large number of undecided voters just weeks ahead of the 2024 election.
Berman questioned why there is a chunk of voters who remain undecided despite Sams’ argument that Republican nominee Donald Trump is spewing “dangerous and divisive rhetoric.” The Harris campaign spokesperson responded that much of the American public does not have the time to pay as close of attention to the election, and thus may be unaware of Trump’s alleged rhetoric.
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“Why do you think there are still undecided voters, then? If what you say is true, if how you see it is so clear, why are there still people out there who do not see it as you clearly as you do, who do not hear the Arnold Palmer comments as disqualifying?” Berman asked, referencing Trump bringing up late golf star Arnold Palmer’s penis during a Saturday rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
“Look, people are still trying to make up their mind,” Sams said. “We live in a very divided country, it’s going to be an extremely close election, both candidates have consolidated their party’s support behind them, we’re competing for a very small sliver of voters who are still trying to make up their mind. People are living their lives, people are busy, people are taking care of their kids, they’re going to work, they may not be paying as close attention to politics as you and I are, John, but when they do pay attention it’s in the final few weeks before the election.”
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The CNN host further asked if the voters are hearing Harris’ policy proposals if they are consistently hearing the campaign’s criticisms of Trump. Sams replied that the voters have and will continue to hear the vice president talk about her plans for the future.
Roughly 1.2 million people are still truly undecided ahead of the election, according to a New York Times/Siena College analysis. Black voters made up 21% of the undecideds, while young voters also make up a large portion of that voter bloc.
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Undecided voters make up between 2% to 5% of the overall electorate, but could ultimately decide the election with the race being so close, according to USA Today.
The number of undecided voters in the current electorate stood at 4% in September, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten found. The majority of the undecided voters classified the economy and inflation as their top issues, while a significantly lower number of these voters believed this election was the “most important election” of their lifetime.
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First published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.