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Fox News...showing exit poll numbers before polls close...
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:51 pm
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Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:52 pm to DEANintheYAY
It's Fox News. It's not shocking. You don't see this board running to post every stupid thing MSNB --
Carry on.
Carry on.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:53 pm to DEANintheYAY
Okay
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:53 pm to DEANintheYAY
They obviously shouldn't have done that, but I can't imagine it making a difference one way or the other.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:53 pm to FT
They are exit polls, every network has them...seriously, this is a slam on Fox?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:54 pm to DEANintheYAY
First Fox 
of the night.
EtA - everybody drink
of the night. EtA - everybody drink
This post was edited on 11/4/14 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:55 pm to CamdenTiger
Its not a slam, but its a breach of protocol. Hard numbers like this aren't supposed to be shown until polls close.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:56 pm to DEANintheYAY
Isn't that the point of exit polls? To have a half-assed prediction before the official number is presented?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:56 pm to DEANintheYAY
Hurr dee durr, I didn't know who I was going to vote for until I watched the news and they said someone was leading 50%-49%....
There's convention here amongst some news organizations not to broadcast early data before the polls close but it's not a law.
There's convention here amongst some news organizations not to broadcast early data before the polls close but it's not a law.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:57 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
Isn't that the point of exit polls? To have a half-assed prediction before the official number is presented?
NO, not at all.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:57 pm to DEANintheYAY
I remember Conservatives shitting themselves when the big 3 networks did this during Bush/Gore. 
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:58 pm to DEANintheYAY
CBS did that shite for Florida during Bush/Gore shamelessly hoping the more conservative panhandle would say frick it.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:58 pm to DEANintheYAY
quote:
NO, not at all.
So what's the purpose?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:58 pm to fightin tigers
quote:
remember Conservatives shitting themselves when the big 3 networks did this during Bush/Gore.
of course you do
This post was edited on 11/4/14 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:59 pm to FT
Hey, remember when all the networks called FL for Gore when Bush was not only leading the hard count but polls in the more rural panhandle were still open?
Good times.
Good times.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 5:59 pm to soccerfüt
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Hurr dee durr, I didn't know who I was going to vote for until I watched the news and they said someone was leading 50%-49%....
There's convention here amongst some news organizations not to broadcast early data before the polls close but it's not a law.
Has nothing to do with deciding on HOW to vote, but rather IF to vote.
And I never said it was the law, but rather a breach of protocol.
Exit poll data is more useful once weighted and used to look at the mood of the electorate. Exit poll data, especially unweighted, is pretty garbage for election results.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 6:00 pm to DEANintheYAY
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Exit poll data is more useful once weighted and used to look at the mood of the electorate. Exit poll data, especially unweighted, is pretty garbage for election results.
and that one said it was basically tied.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 6:00 pm to DEANintheYAY
They don't take them to keep em secret.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 6:00 pm to DEANintheYAY
This is new? I thought everyone did this?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 6:00 pm to DEANintheYAY
Who sits at home watching election coverage not having voted yet with only an hour before the polls close?
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