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2016 Postmortem

ruggerson

(17,483 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:58 PM Apr 2016

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Has CNN explained/apologized for their seriously inaccurate exit poll?

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Has CNN explained/apologized for their seriously inaccurate exit poll? (Original Post) ruggerson Apr 2016 OP

Their apologizer madamesilverspurs Apr 2016 #1

Lol metroins Apr 2016 #4

Exit polls arent real. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #2

Good ole CNN. kstewart33 Apr 2016 #3

It's possible the difference in good part was provisional ballots. HooptieWagon Apr 2016 #5

^^ This is my guess, also. n/t winter is coming Apr 2016 #7

Hardly. Any gains you think he'd make there would be more than offset with absentees Godhumor Apr 2016 #9

Ratings Stallion Apr 2016 #6

Does it matter, other than it made some posters look stupid? Codeine Apr 2016 #8

Maybe they wanted people to keep tuned in to CNN oberliner Apr 2016 #10

CNN can't even find Hawaii with two hands Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #11

madamesilverspurs

(15,805 posts)

1. Their apologizer

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:59 PM

Apr 2016

is still somewhere looking for a lost jet.

metroins

(2,550 posts)

4. Lol

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:00 PM

Apr 2016

That was pretty good.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. Exit polls arent real.

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:59 PM

Apr 2016

Its all about ratings.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)

3. Good ole CNN.

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:00 PM

Apr 2016

Always a day late and a dollar short.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

5. It's possible the difference in good part was provisional ballots.

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:01 PM

Apr 2016

It may be a while until a judge rules them valid or not. Sanders could pick up additional delegates if the ballots are counted, but not enough to win it appears.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

7. ^^ This is my guess, also. n/t

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:07 PM

Apr 2016

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)

9. Hardly. Any gains you think he'd make there would be more than offset with absentees

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:10 PM

Apr 2016

Which will go Clinton when they're counted in 9 days.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

6. Ratings

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:06 PM

Apr 2016

nm

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

8. Does it matter, other than it made some posters look stupid?

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:09 PM

Apr 2016

Pollsters sometimes fuck up, and exit polls are tricky.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

10. Maybe they wanted people to keep tuned in to CNN

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:13 PM

Apr 2016

Thinking it would be close and down to the wire might keep more people watching.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

11. CNN can't even find Hawaii with two hands

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:13 PM

Apr 2016

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