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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 05:51 PM
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I Dont think These Exit Polls Include the Caucus States, Which Obama does Well With.
Preliminary results from exit polling by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for The Associated Press and television networks. Partial samples in more than 400 precincts across 16 states with primaries Tuesday. There were 6,978 interviews of Democratic primary voters, 4,459 of GOP voters. Sampling error was plus or minus 2 percentage points for each party.

Apparently, they only include 16 states with primaries. Well, Obama is said to be doing well in the caucus states, so I wonder how reliable the numbers are.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1710220,00.html
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 05:52 PM
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1. You can't do exit polls on caucuses, I think. NT
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 05:53 PM
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2. I believe entrance polls were done in Iowa.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 06:00 PM
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3. Right, you have to do "entrance polls" which don't necessarily reflect the actual results.
Of course, it's a lot simpler with only two candidates, since "viability" rules play less of a role.
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