Who are the people that get into a "town hall debate"?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

I'm just wondering who these people will be....

[octoberlib]

1. They're picked from the area the debate is held in

in this case Hempstead, NY. I believe Gallup asks them a number of questions to qualify them as undecided.

[ellisonz]

2. Undecided in this case reflecting...

...a lifetime of indifference to the politics of our country.

[octoberlib]

4. Undecided voters drive me crazy!

After the VP debate somebody on MSNBC asked one of them if it had helped him make up his mind who he was voting for. He said "no, I want to hear more about where the candidates stand on poverty and education." Are these people living in a freaking cave???

[ellisonz]

5. "Are these people living in a freaking cave???"

Yes.

I'd have to think they're generally the people in front of you in line at the coffee shop who don't know what to order

[flamingdem]

8. People on Long Island are not generally idiots

but they can be Republicans..

[Iwasthere]

3. If they are truly undecided ...

Wait... how the hell can anyone be undecided at this point?

[frazzled]

6. My niece!!

She was picked (well, I don't know if she was picked or if it was a lottery situation) and will be in the audience tomorrow night. She's a law student at Hofstra. Apparently, 6500 people applied and she was among the 25 who got in from that group!!

So look for an attractive young woman in the audience. I wish I could tell you her hair color, but ... um ... every time I see her it's different. So either look for a sandy blonde or someone who dyed it black. I'm excited to see if I see her!

PS: She is NOT undecided and never was. I don't know where people are getting the idea that the people in the audience are undecided voters. That, I believe, is not true.

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7. Here's an article about the selection process...

http://news.yahoo.com/grill-candidates-tuesdays-town-hall-debate-171753287.html