'It's hard to believe': MSNBC panel dumbfounded by comments from undecided voters
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski was dumbfounded by comments made in a focus group of undecided voters.
Republican pollster Frank Luntz moderated a discussion with the focus group of Generation Z voters who still had not made up their minds about voting for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, and the "Morning Joe" co-host sighed deeply at the conclusion of their discussion.
"In my opinion, the more I look back, the more I watch the debate, the more I look into her campaign, I cannot trust her," said one of the panelists. "I'm never going to vote for Trump, but the more I think about it, the more I don't think I can vote for Harris. I do not trust her. I'm more inclined to write in someone who would best represent my vote."
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Another panelist who was leaning toward Harris said she was curious what the vice president would do if elected to the top job, while another remained on the fence despite acknowledging that Trump posed a threat to democracy.
"Some people said some things tonight that motivated me to do a little bit more research about the other side to Jan. 6 that I haven't heard about before," she said. "The thing is, I do not want to vote for someone, I do not want to tell my children that I voted for someone that actually threatened democracy. You know what I mean? I need to analyze a little bit more before I just vote for Trump."
Brzezinski sighed long and loud, and then thanked them for their participation.
"Ooh, okay," Brzezinski said. "First of all, we thank everybody for participating, absolutely no bad things to say about people who participate in these conversations. We thank you so much. But does anybody at this table need to take a deep breath? Because I do, I just do."
Brzezinski briefly feigned sobbing. Author and women's rights activist Lauren Leader shared in the sentiment.
"We've been listening to undecideds for weeks," Leader said. "It's hard to believe there are people who might vote third party or try to write in. It's such a lack of understanding about the stakes and throwing your vote away."
New York Times columnist Mara Gay agreed, saying the choice should be clear by now.
"I'm just trying to find that grace in this moment," Gay said. "But I will say I'm a millennial, I'm not Gen Z, so maybe I'm not the best messenger. We all have some friends who are saying neither of these candidates fully support my views. I think Gen Z comes from a generation where politics has been broken for a long time. I'm sympathetic. What I would just say is the way to build power is to start with the reality that we have. You don't want to throw away your vote. This is a choice between two people, and that's it. So are you really going to deny your neighbors Medicaid?"