Look at this screen cap. How could they call it for Lieberman?

[Sydnie]

[Karenca]

1. Fuck-------

Deja Vu

[zbdent]

2. They're usign George W. Bush's accountants

Arthur Anderson?

[SPKrazy]

3. Exit Polls Are In Again?

only answer I can think of

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. It's based on the ratio of voters

in the precincts that haven't reported yet.

If the heavy Repug precincts still have reported yet, then they assume the race will switch when those precincts come in.

[FubarFly]

5. Schlesinger would have to pull more than 8%

for Lamont to have a chance. n/t

[Pab Sungenis]

6. Still too early.

Patience, grasshopper.

[Sydnie]

7. Thank you

I needed to hear that. I am crawling out of my skin here!

[nickinSTL]

8. there are a number that CNN called

with the projected loser being ahead by their numbers.

[TheWraith]

9. Exit polls.

If the exit polls clearly show a victory outside the margin of error, they can project a winner based on only partial results.

[me b zola]

10. Okay, here's the problem with that...

They are not releasing those numbers to the people! They are keeping them under wraps so that we the people cannot use them to judge the results. That is wrong. Elections are not supposed to be secretive, and exit polls should be available to the people.