Broadcasters hail success of joint (EXIT) poll

[nodictators]

Mods: This post is an original LBN post because it relates to the accuracy of the BBC exit poll, not the outcome of the election.

John Plunkett
Friday May 6, 2005

BBC and ITV news chiefs were celebrating today after their first-ever joint exit poll proved remarkably accurate in predicting Tony Blair's sharply reduced majority.

"Frankly it was pretty staggering," said Sue Inglish, the BBC's head of political programmes. "For various reasons we have not been able to do it before but it was a real collaborative effort that paid off for all of us."

The broadcasters' joint poll suggested Labour would win a historic third term but with a majority of just 66 seats, fewer than most newspaper polls had been predicting.

With fewer than 25 constituencies still to declare at midday today, Labour can be confident of a majority of between 64 and 66 seats.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1478206,00.html

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Buf if they switch to American-made electronic voting machines

For future elections, their exit polls will cease to be accurate.

Funny how that works.

[hvn_nbr_2]

2. Only American Republicans won't talk to pollsters or lie to them. n/t

[DrDebug]

3. That was the problem all along

All those closet Republicans who were afraid to admit that they voted for Shrub ;)