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TV's 'undecideds' decide our future
Guest View Armond Simmons Special to The Augusta Free Press
News coverage of the presidential debates brings to mind the coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, what with its spawning off into notoriety those unknown pundits and "experts" who offered their opinions as to the conduct and pending outcome of the trial. Yep, TV's "undecided voters" are obviously today's experts of prominence thrust into the spotlight of fame. These folks are "undecided voters" as opposed to your run-of-the-mill undecided voters. "Undecided voters" are an indispensable adjunct to the electoral process right up to the Nov. 2 election day in gauging which candidate may be suitable to become our next president. Well, what if an "undecided voter" decides to decide, you say? Won't happen. Your real, professional and dedicated "undecided voter" never decides! Their inherited profession obligates them to occupy a place of television prominence week after week to announce to their anticipative subjects the learned and dramatically announced decision that they are still an "undecided voter." What will "undecided voters" do when there is no election on the horizon? Well, they're undecided.
Armond Simmons resides in Pell City, Ala.
The views expressed by op-ed writers do not necessarily reflect those of management of The Augusta Free Press.
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