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malaise

(269,157 posts) Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:52 AM Jun 2017

Exit polls are always correct once there is no

stealing of votes.

That is all.

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Exit polls are always correct once there is no (Original Post) malaise Jun 2017 OP

Funny how exit polls are considered a gold standard by US reps observing international elections... Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #1

Every poll is BS Lord_at_War Jun 2017 #2

Docreed2003

(16,875 posts)

1. Funny how exit polls are considered a gold standard by US reps observing international elections...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 07:36 AM

Jun 2017

Not so much here in the states....

The system is broken. Here's hoping we can fix it before our Republic becomes wholly owned and operated by the GOP and their puppet masters

Lord_at_War

(61 posts)

2. Every poll is BS

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 08:58 AM

Jun 2017

They poll a subset of 500 or 1000 people, and have to project that sample over the entire electorate.

So, they have to guess on a "breakdown" of that entire electorate that will theoretically match who actually shows up to vote- they get it wrong quite often.

There are two kinds of people- those who will stand loud and proud and announce their vote to anyone who asks, and those who will go right on by and also try to stomp on the questioner's ankle as he/she does so (I might be in the latter group- LOL).

I'm not sure these two groups exactly match the overall voting population.

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