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Nearly a quarter of Americans are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their support for a candidate for the White House, a new poll has shown. According to the GfK Poll, just 29 percent Americans said that they have a strong interest in the campaign, compared with 51 percent of those who have made up their minds. A quarter of them are independent or unaffiliated, while more than a third consider themselves Democrats and a similar number call themselves as Republicans. According to the New York Post, these so-called persuadable voters are more often men than women. They are a bit younger than those who've made up their minds. They have less education and income. And they are far less partisan. According to the report, there are people like Eric Avila, a 35-year-old Democrat from Tampa who did not vote in 2008, has been unemployed since he was laid off from a sales job four years ago and doubts that either candidate will do much to reduce joblessness. Avila plans to vote this time, but finds the campaign rhetoric from both sides grating, the report said. “It kind of gets on your nerves after a while," he said, adding: “All of this stuff a person's promising, and it just gets forgotten or buried under a whole bunch of other things”. When the persuadables were asked what will be the single most important factor in deciding their vote, and they have a multitude of answers ready. "Whoever runs the cleanest campaign," one of those surveyed said. "Whoever has the dirtiest ad campaigns on TV," counters another. A third, who speaks for many, confesses she has ‘no idea’ what will win her over. Romney holds the advantage among these voters on the economy, creating jobs and the federal budget deficit. However, on the issues of social issues and Medicare, Obama is the more trusted candidate among them.

A quarter of Americans undecided about presidential candidates