There Can Only Be One: Tackling Voter Indecision on Primary Day

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 15, 2016

A recent Reuters/IPSOS poll revealed that only 7% of U.S. voters are "truly undecided," which means  that approixmately 9 million Americans have no "party affiliation or candidate preference." But in a close race, the undecided voters could play a big role in the outcome of the election.

On today's Primary Emotions, we're looking at voter indecision. It's Presidential Primary Day in New York - and this year, our votes matter. Are you still undecided? What, if anything, has persuaded you to support a candidate? Have you ever changed your mind about a party or candidate? 

Celina Su, Marilyn Gittell Chair in Urban Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Associate Professor of political science and author of Streetwise for Book Smarts: Grassroots Organizing and Education Reform in the Bronx, joins us to talk about voter indecision,  along with Richard Lau, director for the Center for the Experimental Study of Politics and Psychology at Rutgers University, and author of How Voters Decide.

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