Can You Sway an Undecided? - Question 18 - 3 Days Until the Election

Do you feel comfortable and confident talking to an undecided voter?

Vote in side poll, but more importantly, read on and share answers in a comment.

As many as 1 in 7 voters (14+%) remain undecided at the time of this post; the election will be decided by which way these voters "break". When you look at the polling numbers that include Nader, McCain is within the margin of error against Obama nationally (about 47.5% Obama to 44% McCain with almost 3% Nader), and the numbers are similar in most battleground states.

So it's easy to see the importance of the currently undecided voters. Most experts believe when considering all the accolades, all the press, all the grassroots efforts and all the ads for Obama, that if a voter hasn't already decided they can support him by now, they never will - and will vote McCain. But, they may need just a small nudge.

How can YOU give them that little nudge?

I've had a lot of success with one simple question:

"Can you tell me three things that Obama has achieved in government that qualify him to occupy the Oval office?"

That's a fair and reasonable question. Most of us have had to answer that question during a job interview, so shouldn't a candidate for President of the United States be able to do the same?

But in my experience, even staunch Obama supporters tend to stammer and stagger at this question. Especially, if you don't let them list being hired or elected to previous positions as an "achievement."

For example, getting elected to the Senate doesn't count as an achievement that by itself makes someone qualified to be President, just like being hired to work on an assembly line doesn't count as an achievement that by itself qualifies someone to be Plant Manager. You have to DO SOMETHING, accomplish something in previous positions to demonstrate your ability to perform well at the next level.

Similarly, having ideas and saying great things doesn't qualify someone for a position. I've had some great ideas about how airlines could increase their revenue and how cities could eliminate ruch hour traffic problems - but the ideas alone don't make me ready to be CEO of an airline or City Manager in any city facing traffic problems.

So again, what three things has Barack Obama achieved in government that qualify him to be Commander-in-Chief?