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2016 Postmortem

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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 09:08 AM Aug 2015

Electoral Calculation - The Base or the Undecideds? [View all]

Do you think that this next election will be decided by the two parties bases or by the undecideds, including those who don't normally vote? This is an interesting and important question because it dictates strategy.

You see some strategists who take the position that the key goal is to fire up the base and get them to the polls, either because the undecideds aren't that large a group these days or because they aren't likely to vote in huge number anyway.

Other strategists focus on crafting a campaign that pushes past party loyalty to hopefully inspire those who don't normally vote or who are undecided to join the cause.

Bryant


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This election will be decided by the base(s).
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Both the base(s) and the undecideds will move this election
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This election will be largely decided by the undecideds
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This election will be decided by the undecideds
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Why do you post such bullshit polls?!?!
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