Polling

Polling

In every presidency election there are die heart voters that are either solely democratic or solely republican. There are also the “in-betweeners” these voters are wishy washy and can sway back and forth, these votes are important to please because it makes up nearly 60% of votes. Now there’s the question; should the candidate try and advertise themselves to the extremist form the other side? In my opinion, no, I think it is not worth the damage it could create for their loyal voters. Now it’s up to the candidate to be abrasive and captivating with his/her voters.  Lastly, there are the first time voters who are right out of high school and are swayed by family, friends, and media. It’s important to capture their attention and votes because they will be the future generations in voting. In this case Mitt Romney's campaign should be aimed to focus on specific groups or categories of people that he can sway in his direction. According to the exit polls form the New York Times (1992- 2008) there are a few main groups that are trusted republican voters who will vote for Mitt Romeny no matter what; Rural areas, all protestants, and some college education. Also ages 30 to older and men are fairly loyal to the Republican Party. These groups have been consisting voted for the republican group of the democratic group. I believe high school, college, and college graduates are really important to focus on as well because that is such a large group of people and according to the poll more years than not they voted republican. Another back and forth group is women and white race. They have been on the border of republican and democratic every year swaying one way to the other. These indecisive votes are what make a candidate win.