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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:51 PM Original message |
How in the hell can anyone project a winner with only 3% |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, it doesn't and I'm watching what apparently is a debacle of epic proportions on MSNBC |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Statistical sampling. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Original message |
Exit polls. |
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dnbmathguy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Exit polls |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Welcome to Politics 101. |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's partially based on exit polling too. n/t |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. they have a good idea |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's happened many times |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Depends where the votes are coming in from |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes it makes sense, they can generally call it as soon as the polls close without a count. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. I call Bullshit. |
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SCRUBDASHRUB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. I know. Pisses me off, too. |
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nebula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Fox was given the Diebold results in advance |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. They do it with 0% |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. didn't obama project a winner b4 the first vote was cast? |
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IamyourTVandIownyou (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not sure, but legislation needs to be passed that if they are wrong. |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
16. OMFG |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. Exit polls only reflect a few voters a some precincts. Makes more |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. we had a federal election in Canada in recent years... |
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