What Are Undecided Voters Thinking About the Election?

Politics

What Are Undecided Voters Thinking About the Election?

How those mulling a presidential pick stand on key issues

The general election has kicked off following the party conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Randy Leonard and Sean McMinn

Posted August 3, 2016 at 10:00am

In an Aug. 1 poll, undecided Americans said they are more likely to end up voting for GOP nominee Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton. But ideologically, they appeared to have more in common with Democratic Clinton backers.

Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call on your iPhone or your Android.

Recent Stories

Campaign workers erect signs before a Graham Platner event in Portland, Maine, on June 7. Now the state party is scrambling to find a replacement.

Race for Platner alternative takes shape

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Capitol on June 24, 2026. Trump is flanked from left by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rick Scott, R-Fla., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

Trump: Definitely not signing bipartisan housing bill

President Donald Trump rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to mark the launch of Trump investment accounts for some U.S. children in the Oval Office on Monday.

Government-seeded accounts could test Trump’s ‘communists’ claim

President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room of the White House on May 4. Trump on Thursday fired two members of the Election Assistance Commission, while a third resigned. The commission now has no commissioners.

After Thursday night firings, election commission has no members

The Highway Trust Fund would still face significant shortfalls despite new fees on electric vehicles, the CBO analysis says. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CBO: House highway bill would widen trust fund deficit

The Smithsonian Castle is seen on the National Mall in 2015. During the current Trump administration, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are watching a cultural battle play out over the Smithsonian.