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JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): The economy may well be the deciding factor for voters who still haven't made up their minds. Polls show just a sliver of the electorate is truly undecided this year, only 3 percent to 5 percent.
But a new ABC News/Washington Post poll today indicates that one in four registered voters may be -- quote -- "persuadable."
Ray Suarez sat down with some self-described undecideds in the swing state of Virginia, as they listened in on the final night of the Republican Convention.
RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): Virginia switched from being an historically red state to the blue column when it voted for President Obama last time. Now the battleground state is too close to call.
We gathered six Northern Virginia voters to watch Gov. Romney's acceptance speech carefully, and with 67 days until Election Day, they're still undecided.
Martha Paschal, 51, a life-long Democrat who voted for the president in 2008, but says she's reluctant to do it again.
Adam Salazar, a 26-year-old grad student, who considers himself a Republican, but voted for President Obama last election.
Annabel Foery, who voted Republican in the last two presidential elections, but isn't sure she trusts Gov. Romney and wants to see more cooperation on both sides to get things done.
Beth Hersom, 30, a registered Democrat who considers herself a swing voter. She voted for Obama, but declares herself disappointed, particularly on the issue of abortion.
Ben Harris, a 21-year-old college student who is casting his first vote and supported John McCain the last time around.
And Tom Wilson, an independent and Obama voter in '08 who is very concerned about the future of the economy for his family.
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