1.   Gramm lately has attempted to soften his image, holding a series of intimate discussions with undecided voters in their kitchens.

2.   Some observers believe polls overestimated the influence of undecided voters.

3.   BEHIND their closed doors and curtained windows, the sizeable minority of undecided Darlington voters still hold the key to the result of this vital marginal seat.

4.   He will argue that there are still a lot of undecided voters to make up their minds.

5.   An undecided voter might respond differently to two polls asking essentially the same question in slightly different ways.

6.   And experts said the narrow margin was bad news for Feinstein, because undecided voters often end up supporting challengers rather than incumbents.

7.   And a week before the election, undecided eligible voters are still a force to be reckoned with.

8.   And both worked hard to convince the crucial undecided voters that their programs on education, on taxes and on medical care merited support.

9.   And because the race is one of the closest in decades, the importance of the undecided voter has become magnified.