We believe the exit polls re: "morals" being the issue, but DISbelieve the

[Lex]

exit polls that indicate high voter turnout for John Kerry?

How's that work, exactly? :shrug:

[fishface]

1. The early exit polls were misleading.

Too small a sample and a lot of the working stiffs made it after all the collge kids and stay at home moms.
They're useless and should be put in a garbage can

[GreenArrow]

2. so the exit polls were misleading in Ohio and Fla

at least where Kerry's lead was concerned, but correct elsewhere?

[fishface]

6. No..I think it's a flawed system period.

Like taking a poll of only 30 folks out of the 1000 you want to poll and declaring your answer to the poll beforehand.

[GreenArrow]

12. up unitl 2000

exit polls were extremely accurate. In fact, IIRC, AP had never called a race wrong, (or maybe once,) using exit polls, prior to 2000. It turns out they were right in 2000, also).

take a look at post 38 in this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=11874

[fishface]

14. I did leave out one other option..

crookedass republican theft

[Lex]

3. But why do we believe what the exit polls say about "morals"

being THE big issue?

That part of the exit polling was correct?

But the part showing high voter turnout for Kerry was incorrect?


Truly, I must be stupid.

[fishface]

8. That was based on ALL the exit polls.

The misleading ones were the early ones before you had a large enough sample . The later exit polls broke for the village idiot.
A fucked up system in my opinion.
Like networks calling a winner with only 10% of the vote counted.

[Generator]

4. Good point

Apparently some want a place to put the blame. And dammit some of us want the CREDIT for every vote that was cast righfully.

What can we do if the votes don't count?

The votes are the issue.

[davepc]

5. I believe the actual vote counts

that showed an anti-gay marriage amendment being carried handily in 11 states, not all of the blue or diablod.

[Lex]

10. But that is a separate issue.

.
If you were to put a "anti- interracial marriage" on the ballots in those states, it would've passed handily. People would've been all for outlawing that too in those states.

What I'm talking about is the EXIT POLLING that showed "morals" being a high priority for voters.

Everybody, esp. the media, has latched onto that, but discounts the Kerry turnout in those same exit polls.

[GreenArrow]

13. a double whammy

The GOP got its people out to vote on the "moral values" issues, and then cheated in certain, critical areas. As far as I'm concerned, losing to cheaters ( I expect that, with this crowd) is much less disappointing than losing because people legitimately voted for Bush. Stupid me. I believed that Americans would show themselves to be fundamentally decent, and Kerry would pick up a couple of red states, while other states across the south and plains would be closer than expected.

[BurtWorm]

7. Excellent question.

[Walt Starr]

9. All we need is a relative approximation about the morals issue

for the vote count, we need a precise number.

Morals may or may not be number one, but it's big enough that it bit us in the ass.

[michigandem2]

11. I don't believe those freaking exit polls for moral issues

i think that is a sham as well...i just don't buy it...

[AnIndependentTexan]

15. WE HAVE A EXIST POLL CONNECTION TO DIEBOLD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1318200&mesg_id=1318200

[Catfight]

16. REality doesn't matter, just what the fringe noise machine says is reality

matters, haven't you learned yet. Right now it's kill the queers.