The 11% Undecided Control It All

I understand your point here, BB. I work among people daily who can explain in detail every twist and turn on any of the reality shows but have zero awareness of matters of weight. Last week I wore an old Goldwater campaign button to work as sort of a wry commentary on my conservatism (and to take a good natured slap at a liberal doctor here). This started a conversation with a nurse who I know to be intelligent. She didn't know anything about Goldwater, and I didn't expect her to. But she also confessed that she doesn't remember who she voted for in 2004! Another girl was surprized a couple of months ago to find out that not only were a woman and a black man running for POTUS, but that both had a pretty decent chance of winning. Holy Cow! How could she have been so oblivious? And it's depressing to think that these people could hold the deciding votes. Fortunately people at that level of political disconnect probably don't vote. Let's hope.