Many voters still undecided
Posted: 10.31.2008 at 6:07 PM
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Just a few days from election day, most voters have decided on a choice for president but not everyone. In fact, after nearly two years of campaigning, a surprising number of voters are still uncertain.

Myrtle Beach resident Brian O'Brien is leaning toward one presidential candidate but is still undecided because he says this time the choice is so different.

"It usually was just one or the other, but, this one, it's just... I think a lot of people feel the same way: that they're kind of up in the air about who they're gonna vote for," O'Brien said.

Deokie Singh of Myrtle Beach is also undecided but for the opposite reason.

"It's all more or less the same but not too much of a difference," Singh said.

How can two different voters see all the commercials, speeches, and debates and come to such opposite conclusions?

One undecided voter said maybe it is because there is too much to absorb.

"Just new information coming out constantly, being barraged by all the media. It's just difficult to wade through everything that's out there," said undecided voter Diane Klebanow.

A Yahoo news poll shows that one out of every seven voters is still undecided or open to change their minds.

One voter who recently made up her mind on a candidate said she can understand why some people remain undecided.

"Confusion as to who they really want to believe in, who to follow. They're hearing this; they're hearing that. What stories are true," said Horry County voter Tina Moore.

Klebanow may be like many voters, leaning toward one candidate, but open-minded because each man has something to offer.

"I like the experience that McCain has, but I also like the idea of some change too. I'm not certain that he can promise us that it's not gonna be more Bush," she said.