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the diary of the undecided voter: jean pretto
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dispatches
·Voting for Gore (11.7.2000)

·Down the Stretch: Preparing to do [her] Republican family proud (10.31.2000)

·After The Final Debate: Tipping Back Toward Gore (10.18.2000)

·After the Second Debate: Tilting Slightly from Gore to Bush (10.13.00)

·After the Debates: Still Undecided, but Tipping Slightly to Gore (10.5.2000)

·Introduction (10.2.2000)


background
Jean is 50 and is a car saleswoman. She is married with two children and four grandchildren.

voting history
In 1992 she voted for Ross Perot and in 1996 she voted for Bill Clinton.

key concerns
retirement, social security, education

key concerns
She was a music teacher before getting into car sales.


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"After the Second Debate: Tilting Slightly from Gore to Bush"
October 13, 2000

WELL, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS TOTALLY LEFT FLAT BY THE DEBATE.

George Bush did score a couple of points however. I was impressed by his attitudes on equal rights for gay and lesbian marriages. He was right, first of all, that it isn't anybody's business. As I asked before, whatever happened to the "Don't ask, don't tell" mentality.

I was also impressed to find out that he does have a sense of humor. I think that is an invaluable asset.

Mr. Gore does as well, but I wasn't sure that G.W. did.

I think Gore did a good job of apologizing for his exaggerations in the prior debate. That didn't really hurt my opinion of him in the first place. I think that every person on the campaign trail is desperately seeking something to say, and it's a thousand wonders they can keep anything straight.

Long story short, on the five-point scale, I am now a 1 on the Bush side.

I'm a mess.

previous dispatches
·Voting for Gore (11.7.2000)
·Down the Stretch: Preparing to do [her] Republican family proud (10.31.2000)
·After The Final Debate: Tipping Back Toward Gore (10.18.2000)
·After the Second Debate: Tilting Slightly from Gore to Bush (10.13.00)
·After the Debates: Still Undecided, but Tipping Slightly to Gore (10.5.2000)
·Introduction (10.2.2000)


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