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Tue Feb-12-08 07:20 PM
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with less than 1% reporting should any network be calling Va. already? |
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The pub side they're waiting on and yes i know it's based on exit polling but shouldn't they wait until more votes come in?
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:20 PM
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1. if you were at the polls today, you could have called it in the first hour.... not really, but... |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:21 PM
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4. when i voted last Tuesday i would have called Ca. for Obama. |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:23 PM
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10. yeah, i was kind of joking... |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:24 PM
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11. i hope he does win but sheesh, like it would kill them to hold off. |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:21 PM
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2. Obama won blacks, whites, men, women, dems, and indies in the exit polls |
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I think it is safe to say he won.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:22 PM
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5. those are just splinter groups |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:35 PM
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:22 PM
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6. still, why not wait a bit? |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:29 PM
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14. For what? They love Obama in VA |
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He helped Webb get elected.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:28 PM
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13. But how did Hillary do in her core group....over 65 white women? |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:30 PM
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16. Obama won seniors too!!!! |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:21 PM
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3. Yeah - haven't we learned a lesson about exit polling? I agree. nt |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:22 PM
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:23 PM
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8. When their experts feel confident, they call it - otherwise they wait |
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So if they call it really quickly, it rarely is a close election (I know they've gotten things wrong in the past though).
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:23 PM
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9. NOPE!!!! because people can lie in exit polling we all saw what happened in Missouri |
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the exit polls had Hillary as the winner and she lost. I don't know why these networks keep using these DAMN!!! exit polls.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:27 PM
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12. let me add why this bothers me so much, i support Obama but when the GE |
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rolls around i don't want them calling any states this early. I don't trust the media and if one is close between our Nom and theirs i want to see all the votes tallied before Tim Russert and his whiteboard hand that state to McCain.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:30 PM
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15. Not many states outside of ND, SD, UT, MT, and AK |
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that can possibly be called early in the GE.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:31 PM
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17. I think they are going by very lopsided exit polling. At some point it becomes statistically |
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impossible for one candidate to win. When that occurs it's safe to call it even before any votes are counted.
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:31 PM
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18. It is substantial enought the numbers will even out. Not a close call at ALL |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:32 PM
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19. now the lead is way bigger, he's up huge. |
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Tue Feb-12-08 07:37 PM
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22. Support Obama, but don't like it when they do this. They've done it both ways however. |
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They do this when they think its overwhelmingly clear from exit polling, but I think that is a really BAD idea and can cause a lot of trouble certain situations.
I wish they would wait to call it until enough votes were casts so that it would be impossible for one candidate to overtake the leader.
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