Undecided, still?

According to the latest polls 1 in 7 US voters are still persuadable at this late stage in the election year.  1 in 7.  What this means is after almost 2 solid years of news stories, public appearances, debates and almost a billion dollars in advertising a good chunk of us are still waiting to be sold on a reason to push the button for McCain or Obama.  Unbelievable! 

Political scientists have a reason for this phenomenon:  the roughly 14 percent don’t follow politics, don’t care or are—how can I put this politely—dumb.  Now for the fun part:  Obama leads McCain by less than six points in national polls and is tied in battleground states so these non-caring, non-involved or dumb citizens could give him a landslide or provide a victory to the Arizona senator.  Those of us who carefully follow the elections should no doubt feel a little disturbed that this group may decide the election but how would I wonder how the politicians feel after their focus groups, 20 hour days and millions of miles of travel.  Political science gives way to political deal or no deal.

Ankarlo’s Take is written for broadcast.  You can hear it each weekday during Arizona’s Morning News at 7:20.