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What Undecided Voters Are Thinking

2024/9/12
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This chapter explores the reactions of undecided voters in Ohio to the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The voters, Corrie Zech and her husband Alex, share their perspectives on the candidates' performance, key issues like abortion and foreign policy, and their evolving voting decisions. The chapter highlights the importance of this debate for undecided voters and their search for clarity on policy positions.
  • Corrie Zech, initially a Biden supporter, shifted towards Trump after the first debate but remains undecided.
  • Corrie and Alex hold differing political views, creating a dynamic home environment during the debate.
  • Key issues for Corrie include education and healthcare, while Alex focuses on foreign policy and abortion.
  • The debate left Corrie more open to Harris due to her clearer policy stances, but still undecided overall.

Shownotes Transcript

For the people still on the fence about 2024, Tuesday night’s debate was an important data point.

How would Vice President Kamala Harris differentiate herself from President Biden? How would former President Donald Trump come across when facing a new opponent? Would this matchup, the first time these candidates met, be enough to help these undecided voters make a decision?

On today’s “Run-Up,” we look at how they are thinking after the debate. Up first, we watch the debate with Corrie Zech, an undecided voter in Ohio.

We initially met her back in June at a watch party for the first presidential debate. Listen to that episode here).

Then we catch up with undecided voters we first talked to for this episode), ahead of the debate.

Everyone tuned in Tuesday night. They said they’re closer to making a decision but, with less than two months to go, have yet to fully make up their minds.