It was Mr. Daley who drew up the initial list of undecided Democrats to focus on.

They canceled a television address to the nation this evening, for fear it would anger undecided Democrats.

Jackson strong with many Democrats still undecided and Dukakis ahead in the Washington suburbs.

There are a lot of undecided Democrats who are out there calling me and wondering what to do.

But his simple statement of support brought little joy to the Republicans because the other undecided Democrats were falling into line against confirmation.

And finally Senator Robb rose to add his voice to the nays, and the officially undecided Democrats were gone.

Thus, none of the other Democratic candidates has developed a message that appeals to undecided Democrats.

Both parties are split to some degree, and the outcome hinges largely on the votes of about 75 undecided Democrats.

"The cancer is calling on them to do something different than what they're doing," said Ms. Perry, who described herself as an artist and an undecided Democrat.

With five Democrats still undecided, at least publicly, the battle over the amendment is far from over.