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CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:52 PM Apr 2016

Comparing a couple of exit-poll data points. (New York vs Wisconsin)

CNN just released some exit-polling data.

Which was the most important criteria in choosing your candidate:
--New York Exit Poll:
--Experience: 32 percent
--Honesty 29 percent
--Cares about me 25 percent
--Electability 11 percent

Wisconsin Exit Polls:
--Honesty 33 percent
--Empathy 30 percent
--Experience 27 percent

Who stands the best chance of beating Trump?
New York Exit Poll:
--Hillary 64 percent
--Bernie 33 percent

Wisconsin Exit Poll:
--Hillary Clinton 54 percent
--Bernie 44

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Comparing a couple of exit-poll data points. (New York vs Wisconsin) (Original Post) CoffeeCat Apr 2016 OP
I fail to understand why only 1/3 or less care about honesty. Punkingal Apr 2016 #1
Clinton's 10-15 points behind Sanders against all the Republicans MisterP Apr 2016 #2
This is not something the MSM covers. I expect very few know this. stillwaiting Apr 2016 #4
so doing the math GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #3
Some other data points. beedle Apr 2016 #5
what I don't get Robbins Apr 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #7

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
1. I fail to understand why only 1/3 or less care about honesty.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:58 PM
Apr 2016

Have we just become so jaded we don't expect it anymore?

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
2. Clinton's 10-15 points behind Sanders against all the Republicans
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:59 PM
Apr 2016

what sort of cloudcuckooland is at play here?

stillwaiting

(3,795 posts)
4. This is not something the MSM covers. I expect very few know this.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:06 PM
Apr 2016

Well done corrupt media! Well done.

To clarify, they do not talk about this. The pundits talk about a lot of things, but not this.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
3. so doing the math
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:01 PM
Apr 2016

Experience (= Hillary): 32 percent
--Honesty (= Sanders) 29 percent
--Cares about me (= sanders)25 percent
--Electability (= Hillary) 11 percent

I get Hillary: 43%
Sanders: 54%

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
6. what I don't get
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:12 PM
Apr 2016

is every poll has bernie beating trump more than clinton yet this doesn't seem to get to voters in exit poll.

Bernie has more exceperence as mayor for eight years,congressman for 16 years and senator for 10 years yet Clinton claims
expercence.

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