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Undecided

What percent of American voters are currently undecided about the 2020 Presidential election?

  1. Seriously?

  2. How accurate was your amazing prediction?

  3. What is the big story the data tell?

  4. What is one explanation for this?

  5. What is once consequence of this?

  6. Explain whether thIs is good news.

  7. How does this impact the 2020 presidential election campaign?

  8. Those who were certain about their vote were split about which candidate they would vote for. Thirty-two percent said they would “definitely vote” for Trump and 33 percent they would “definitely vote” for the Democratic nominee. Explain who you think will win the 2020 election.

  9. Are you persuadable or not in the 2020 election?

  10. Considering how politically and ideologically different the Democratic front runners (Warren, Sanders, even Biden) are from Donald Trump, how can anyone really be persuadable at this point?

  11. What do you think these unpersuaded people are waiting for?

  12. Who are these unpersuaded people anyway-Describe the political affiliation and demographics of these still unpersuaded people.

  13. What would you say to a person who at this point and time said that they had no idea who they were going to vote for in the 2020 presidential election?

  14. In general, is it better to be persuadable or to have your mind made up about politics?

  15. My student Jeremiah Puddlejumper said that he made his mind up abut the 2020 election the day after the 2016 election. What would you say in response to this claim by young Mr. Puddlejumper?

  16. Explain how the electorate’s lack of persuadability will impact how the winner of the 2020 election will govern.

  17. Imagine if you lived in a world where the numbers were roughly reversed and right now, 84% of all voters had no idea how they were going to vote. How would that impact the 2020 campaign?

  18. How much do you think the impeachment process is going to impact voting decisions in the 2020 election?

  19. Do you think I really have a student named Puddlejumper?

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“Are you persuadable or not ahead of the 2020 election?” See how many people you have to ask this question before you get one person who says they are persuadable. Share your data in class or online.

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