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Subject: Re: ready for it to be over
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:16:57 -0500
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 21:24:41 -0400, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>
wrote:

>Same.  No one is changing their minds,

Ds and Rs tend to vote for their party.

Independents can be the wildcards.

"In August, polls suggested that about 18 percent of American voters
had not made up their minds..."

Press suggests there are still undecided voters out there, but I
wonder if they don't want to commit while being interviewed. 
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