2016 Postmortem

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53. hey, why bother counting votes when we have exit polls, right?

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:38 AM

Mar 2016

raw exit polls are not terribly reliable, as anyone who's been paying attention over the past few decades knows.

but, if it helps you rationalize why your candidate got his ass kicked in Ohio, go ahead.

Aren't you feeling betrayed that Bernie isn't contesting the fraud in Ohio, IL, and MO?

Maybe because this fraud theory is from fringe Internet kooks rather than having a basis in reality.

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5 Primaries: Exit Poll Discrepancies and Win Probabilities [View all] stellanoir Mar 2016 OP

I guess we're in the denial stage ... nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #1

I usually do not talk to you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #2

I would say we have a very imperfect democracy, but that doesn't say much geek tragedy Mar 2016 #3

Starting in 2000 we have seen multiple flaws nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #5

"We?" Who's denying exit polls and why? merrily Mar 2016 #52

hey, why bother counting votes when we have exit polls, right? geek tragedy Mar 2016 #53

My candidate? You actually came out as a Hillary supporter and I missed it? Crap! merrily Mar 2016 #56

I changed my mind--it started with the data breach episode geek tragedy Mar 2016 #57

Uh huh. If it makes you feel any better, I never saw you as Bernie supporter. merrily Mar 2016 #58

of course not, I don't hate Hillary enough and am not a narcissistic purist geek tragedy Mar 2016 #60

Bull puckies. That is not the reason and you know it. merrily Mar 2016 #61

Oh, but that is the reason. You are entitled to your opinion geek tragedy Mar 2016 #63

Oh, that's bull puckies, too, gt. merrily Mar 2016 #64

You all really should rename your hate site, it does a real disservice geek tragedy Mar 2016 #66

Flail much? No worries. I'd try to deflect too, in your shoes. merrily Mar 2016 #67

let us just say that it is very little surprise to see the people who have hated Obama geek tragedy Mar 2016 #68

Still flailing! Your posts are full of the hate word, but devoid of anything that applies to me. merrily Mar 2016 #69

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance MaggieD Mar 2016 #4

Actually, more than anything else I saw depression and acceptance last night. Chichiri Mar 2016 #6

If the shoe was on the other foot I can almost garantee you MaggieD would be having bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #10

Well you'd be wrong MaggieD Mar 2016 #11

Did a solitary post on DU claim voter fraud in the Michigan race? alcibiades_mystery Mar 2016 #20

Zero -- but there is always plenty when HRC wins obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #46

I've seen anger from the get go. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #14

Thanks for TIA analysis starmaker Mar 2016 #7

Paper Ballots that are counted with all sides attending...this election is rigged and I am bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #8

lolz obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #47

Funny thing; Bernie doesn't seem to agree brooklynite Mar 2016 #51

Oh good, I was wondering when this embarrassment as an analyst would show up again Godhumor Mar 2016 #9

.... davidpdx Mar 2016 #35

Yeesh, really? Godhumor Mar 2016 #36

BTW I am a Sanders supporter and was juror #2 davidpdx Mar 2016 #37

Well, thank ya. Appreciated. N/t Godhumor Mar 2016 #38

Throw in the fact the author being cited was permanently banned for being a disruptor./nt DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #42

yup obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #48

Yup... SidDithers Mar 2016 #62

My point was that I voted against hiding davidpdx Mar 2016 #71

I was just adding another reason not to hide it./nt DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #72

It's not unusual RandySF Mar 2016 #12

I also imagine that not every voter completes the exit poll as well. I mean, is it required? CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #21

No RandySF Mar 2016 #24

It's a conspiracy !!! cosmicone Mar 2016 #13

Richard Charnin. LOL...nt SidDithers Mar 2016 #15

. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #17

Exit polls are NEVER accurate. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #16

globally stellanoir Mar 2016 #18

x 10000 AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #22

You are wrong. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #23

the EVM's that were manufactured by 3 partisan firms stellanoir Mar 2016 #30

Woo. eom MohRokTah Mar 2016 #31

Yes, because fuck checks and balances. Verification is over rated. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #55

+1,000,000 ... SalviaBlue Mar 2016 #34

I suspect that the results were close to the Sanders internals or the campaign would Lucinda Mar 2016 #19

Nate Silver forecasted wins for Hillary in Illinois and Ohio RandySF Mar 2016 #25

1 in 976 is better than Bernies chance that win the nomination. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #26

Illinois had early voting, and those likely favored Hillary AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #27

Clue? it was Bill, in the school yard, with the bullhorn. he did it all himself nt msongs Mar 2016 #28

It's just pathetic that we live in a country where you can't either trust or verify the vote!!!!!! highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #29

lol! He's still at it with this nonsense! I am 99.9869465% sure this guy is nuts. tritsofme Mar 2016 #32

"exit poll discrepancies!", says a guy with a wordpress blog Tarc Mar 2016 #33

beyond the simplistic cyber snobbery. . . stellanoir Mar 2016 #39

Exit polls have margins of errors. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #40

margins of error are factored in stellanoir Mar 2016 #43

Ohio real vote DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #44

Exit polls are not 100% accurate WI_DEM Mar 2016 #41

Exit polls showed SBS winning IL and 49-48 and MO 50-49* DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #45

Richard Charnin obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #49

AGainst Clinton, Bernie needs a cheat-proof margin. 51% is not good enough FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #50

So the vote flipping machines worked just right? NowSam Mar 2016 #54

The oligarch's have determined it will be Clinton vs. Trump in the finals. jalan48 Mar 2016 #59

Since when do exit polls determine who won an election? workinclasszero Mar 2016 #65

No one is saying that "exit polls determine an election". . . stellanoir Mar 2016 #70