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Networks, AP cancel exit polls in 19 states

Good. IMHO its counter to fair elections to tell voters in the west their votes won't matter because of winners being declared based on exit polling in the east. As casualty of modern communications technology. I wise they'd scrap all exit polling.

I don't know, I like having a second layer of numbers-checking. While not really a big deal on the national scale, in small local elections they can spot discrepancies that might be indicative of ballot stuffing.
 
I don't know, I like having a second layer of numbers-checking. While not really a big deal on the national scale, in small local elections they can spot discrepancies that might be indicative of ballot stuffing.

Good point.
 
I agree with Smeagol. I remember elections, where the winner was declared before the polls closed in the west. I did actually see people turn away from the polls. Not good.
 
I agree with Smeagol. I remember elections, where the winner was declared before the polls closed in the west. I did actually see people turn away from the polls. Not good.

Then the Leftist Coast should open and close their polls based on EST. I am a problem solver like that..... :idea:
 
More likely following my dear grandmother's advice that "If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question." :mrgreen:

You're right! No point is hearing exit polling in Oklahoma, Mississippi, New York, California... to name a few. Don't waste the air time, I don't want to hear it, so don't ask the question.
 
It’s tough for people to get to polls, from work, Fisher. I'd like to see election day, be a national holiday, as it is in some other countries. Oregon has vote by mail, so actual voting isn't a problem, but hearing the election called early is a problem for other western states too. There are still the suspect Debolt (sp?) voting machines at work also, but that's another problem.
 
It’s tough for people to get to polls, from work, Fisher. I'd like to see election day, be a national holiday, as it is in some other countries. Oregon has vote by mail, so actual voting isn't a problem, but hearing the election called early is a problem for other western states too. There are still the suspect Debolt (sp?) voting machines at work also, but that's another problem.

I was being whimsical :) My state does not have early voting other than absentee stuff. I am not sure who makes our touchpad machines we use locally. Not everybody in my state uses the same machines apparently. I like the touchpads but all this "software could be bugged during the off year" stuff is boogeyman argument to me.
 
Seems like a smart move to me. Why put people in all those states when they know in advance that they are going to call them five minutes into their broadcast, and they already know which way they're going to go.
 
again.. you have not a clue.. I passed 3 rallies against Obama just this morning....

your fraudwonder is going down.. PS: Florida just went into Romney's column...

Seeing as you're so confident, I'm sure you'd be happy to bet on your man winning NJ, right? As he would say, $10,000?
 
Not sure, but I really don't see why we need exit polling in places like New York, Texas, California, Hawaii etc. We can be sure of who those will go to already. I know I wouldn't waste my money on states that have been decided months ago.

EDIT: Scratch that not sure part of my post. You posted the article, if you actually read it it tells you very clearly why they are doing this. They are allocating resources away from states that are leaning solidly to one candidate and focusing on states that are less decided. Also it goes into detail about the difficulties of exit polling given how much early voting occurs.

All you had to do was read the article.

It also an unusual move.
 
Seeing as you're so confident, I'm sure you'd be happy to bet on your man winning NJ, right? As he would say, $10,000?

I dont get into idiotic internet betting.. but Im telling you whats going on here..
 
Seeing as you're so confident, I'm sure you'd be happy to bet on your man winning NJ, right? As he would say, $10,000?

so you not sure on Florida? what happened?...whats going on down here.. I can tell you the GOP is on the move here in NJ..and I dont see anything Obama going on..
 
Good. IMHO its counter to fair elections to tell voters in the west their votes won't matter because of winners being declared based on exit polling in the east. As casualty of modern communications technology. I wise they'd scrap all exit polling.

I do remember Carter conceding before the polls closed in Hawaii, but I don't see where that could have affected the outcome of the election. Besides, the action is all in the recount these days - as the great political philosopher J. Stalin once noted, "The power to vote is nothing. The power to count the votes is everything."
 
If Santa were on the ballot, I'd totally vote for him. Assuming he's a natural born citizen, of course.

Are you talking about the little old white guy in a red suit that goes around calling people bad names? That Santa?
 
Are you talking about the little old white guy in a red suit that goes around calling people bad names? That Santa?

Not Bad Santa.

You know, North Pole, flying reindeer, the "naughty list"....
 
Seems like a smart move to me. Why put people in all those states when they know in advance that they are going to call them five minutes into their broadcast, and they already know which way they're going to go.
Demographic breakdowns, historical trends.
 
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