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FiveThirtyEight Politics

A New Kind Of Undecided Voter

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

Politics, News

4.620.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

With Election Day just two weeks away, Republicans and Democrats are zeroing in on undecided voters. But the profile of the typical swing voter has changed. Move over, soccer moms. Say hello to … podcast bros? In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew looks at who the undecided voters are in this election. They also examine what appears to be a surprisingly competitive Senate race in ruby-red Nebraska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So how's everyone doing? I'm really excited to visit Tyra Banks as ice cream shop this weekend.

0:06.0

The Smizan Dream in Washington, D.C. The very same Galen. Does everyone know what smising is?

0:13.0

Yeah, yes.

0:14.0

He's doing it right now.

0:16.0

Try a little bit harder, a little bit harder.

0:18.0

Smile a little bit more with those eyes.

0:20.0

Okay, now you look like a murderer. Hello and

0:35.0

folks, we are two weeks, I'm Galen Druk.

0:39.0

And folks, we are two weeks away from Election Day, the polar coaster has entered a barrel roll.

0:46.8

As we sit down to record in the 538 averages Harris leads nationally by two percentage points. In Wisconsin the polls are even. In

0:56.0

Michigan, even in Pennsylvania, also even in Nevada, even and in North Carolina, stop me if you've heard this one before, but even.

1:07.2

In Georgia and Arizona, Trump leads by two percentage points each, and today we're going to do

1:12.2

an update on where the polls

1:13.5

stand and yes I will also ask if Republican pollsters are flooding the zone if you

1:18.8

don't know what that means bless you you have more important things to be

1:22.0

doing and I appreciate that.

1:24.0

We will get into it nonetheless.

1:25.3

We're also going to consider who the swing voters or undecided voters are in 2024.

1:30.8

How are they different from past elections and have the campaigns and media appropriately

1:35.4

updated their priors after decades of talking about suburban women?

1:40.4

And for any of you who joined us on our podcast road trip last week and thought,

1:44.4

wait a second, why didn't they go to Nebraska for that surprisingly close Senate race?

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