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The 'mushy middle' hard to reach for Obama, McCain
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler Jul 03, 2008 06:08am |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (AP) — They're the most fickle voters, and potentially the most powerful. Thus, with party nominations secure, John McCain and Barack Obama now are pushing toward the center to win them over.
Meet "the mushy middle," a complex chunk of people likely to decide the presidential election but difficult to reach and very hard to please.
"Yes, we can!" isn't floating their boat. Nothing much is, from either candidate.
They aren't uniformly conservative or liberal, and they don't fit strict Republican or Democratic orthodoxy. They aren't typically engaged in politics, and they don't much care about the campaign. And like so many others, they are extraordinarily pessimistic.
"To me, it's not about the party, it's about who is the best person for the job," says Pam Robinett, 47, from Wellington, Kan., who always votes. Then again, "they'll all lie, cheat and steal to get what they want."
Talk about a tough sell... |
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