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WI exit polls said that give Obama the election in November, yet Walker wins? (Original Post) shcrane71 Jun 2012 OP
+1. Something rotten in wisconsin. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #1
CAUSE IT'S BULLSHIT! madashelltoo Jun 2012 #2
Plenty of center-left people were... Odin2005 Jun 2012 #3
complete bullshit We Want Peace Jun 2012 #4
Exit Polls aren't... holdencaufield Jun 2012 #5
Whatever... people are still voting in Milwaukee. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #6
Because some people aren't as partisan as you and I (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #7

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
3. Plenty of center-left people were...
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:50 PM
Jun 2012

...convinced by super-PAC bullshit that framed the race in terms of spoiled civil servants.

 

We Want Peace

(205 posts)
4. complete bullshit
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:56 PM
Jun 2012

now everyone's helping with the manufactured consent.

The new meme 'it's obama's fault'

Absurd!!!! They stole the fucking election. They get away with it every time, why would they stop on something so important??

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
5. Exit Polls aren't...
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:03 PM
Jun 2012

... anything close to a scientific survey.

It isn't anonymous and isn't double-blind. The interviewers will get the results they want by consciously or unconsciously choosing interview subjects they feel might agree with them. Also, and I think we have ourselves to blame for this, some high-profile Democrats have equated voting against Obama with racism. Given that stigma, how likely is it that someone will say to a face-to-face stranger that they're NOT voting for Obama?

Look for more of this in the November elections -- exit polls will be significantly higher for Obama than the voting will turn out to be.

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