Exit polls most inaccurate since 1988

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By Mark Memmott, USA TODAY

The exit polls of voters on Election Day so overstated Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites)'s support that they rank as the most inaccurate in a presidential election since at least 1988, the firms who did the work conceded Wednesday.

One reason the surveys were skewed, they say, was because Kerry's supporters were more willing to participate than Bush's. Also, they say the interviewers they hired to quiz voters were on average too young, too inexperienced and needed more training.

The exit polls, which are supposed to help the major TV networks shape their coverage on election night, were sharply criticized after the election. Leaks of preliminary data from the polls showed up on the Internet in the early afternoon of Election Day, fueling speculation that Kerry was about to defeat President Bush (news - web sites). After the election, some political scientists, pollsters and journalists questioned the polls' value.

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[MisterP]

1. they'll pull something, spinning so hard

[V Lee]

2. Uh, no, it was the reported vote total that was inaccurate.

[Moderator]

Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1164449

[Goldeneye]

3. As much as I try to be fair about this report from edison mitofsky

the bs alarm keeps going off. I don't buy it. Why can't they meet us half way and give us the raw data. What are they hiding?