Brit Hume let slip, "exit polls are showing Clinton by 6 [in PA], but we think she might do better."

[mistertrickster]

Okay, I have two problems with this:

1. Why would Faux News think that Hillary will do <b>better</b> than their exit polls? What evidence is better than exit polls?

2. If the exit polls were showing a six point Hillary lead, why the hell is she winning by ten?

Discuss.

[yourout]

1. You already know the answer...........Diebold.

[mistertrickster]

5. It does make ya wonder, doesn't it? nt

[doublethink]

2. Here's an interesting thread .....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5626008

[tritsofme]

3. dupe

nt

[tritsofme]

4. Cuz they is STEALING the votez!

If my favorite candidate doesn't win it is because of voter fraud!1

[redstate_democrat]

6. I believe you meant

Because they're stealing the votes!

You're welcome.

[Redbear]

7. Clinton significantly outperformed the exit polls in Ohio

They felt thatmaybe the same would happen in PA.

[mistertrickster]

10. And why have exit polls -- which were always considered a check on official results --

not meant shit since Kerry was way ahead in the exit polls and then "lost" to Bush?

[onenote]

19. exit polls "always considered a check on official results"? Link?

I don't think so. They were considered a way for news organizations to try to scoop one another.

[mistertrickster]

21. It's what the US gov't used to contest the election fraud in Georgia.

The Georgians overthrew the "elected" President based on the exit poll.

[yourout]

8. They needed her to win by 10 or the Supers might have stepped in and ended it this week.

Now it gets to keep going with both parties spending insane amounts of money on advertising and the "pundits" get to keep blabbing away for at least a couple of more weeks.

[Sensitivity]

9. We really don't understand what goes on with w apparent vote rigging that support the STATUS QUO

ALLWAYS

[TwilightGardener]

11. Wherever she has the governor and the state machinery in her pocket, she

wins. Figure it out.

[LisaL]

12. Because Obama does better in exit polls than in reality.

[Junkdrawer]

14. Wow...Putin has work for you....n/t

[goletian]

13. because hillary is their other repub candidate.

[tyedyeto]

15. Exit polls mean NOTHING

Don't DUers realize that by now? All exit polls will ALWAYS match the end result, no matter what the polls were at any given time.

[Junkdrawer]

16. NRO had Obama up 52% to 47% in the "unweighted" exit polls...

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YjhlYzZiYjRhNDI0YTMwYzAxMTQ0NWNhNTQyODc4ZGE=

[onenote]

17. because exit polls aren't necessarily accurate

They've consistently showed a larger margin for Obama than he actually gets. People lie.

[BootinUp]

18. Its a sample based on imperfect information. nt

[mistertrickster]

22. But this sampling is used for all kinds of important, life-affecting decisions--

drug testing, epidemiology, crop testing, pesticides, life expectancy, etc.

It's not that hard: you sample every tenth voter. Then you calculate the percentage of the voters in your area to the percentage in other areas.

It's the most accurate check of the official results except for a paper-verified recount.

[BootinUp]

23. They don't sample

every precinct, they don't know what the turnout will be. Its a useful measurement, it is not an audit and should not be used to question official results in my opinion.

[Junkdrawer]

20. I think it was a theft, but if Obama says nothing, it stands...

and you KNOW he doesn't dare say anything.