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Harris and Trump Target the Occasional Voter

November 2, 2024 at 6:27 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Trump and Harris campaigns are racing to reach undecided voters in the final weekend of the presidential election. But their main focus isn’t the voters undecided on which candidate to back. Instead, they are doing more to target those who are undecided on whether to vote at all,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Most occasional voters—those who sometimes cast ballots and sometimes skip elections—lean toward one candidate or the other, and the campaigns see them as a vital source of untapped support. They account for more than one-quarter of the voter pool, strategists say, though estimates vary. By contrast, Wall Street Journal polling finds that only 3% of registered voters are truly undecided on a choice of candidate.”

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