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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: No explanation for this. How does the exit poll flip 21%? [View all]TDale313
(7,820 posts)4. In every other country we acknowledge that
Huge discrepancies between exit polls and official results is one of the surest signs of election fraud. I remember screaming at the tv when someone from the Bush administration was making that very case about the results in I believe the Ukraine just weeks after the 2004 elections here. With absolutely no hint of irony about the fact that the same exact thing just happened here.
Our electoral system needs to be fixed and we need major campaign finance reform if we are ever going to have a hope of fixing the major issues we face.
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Easy. Exit polls are only as accurate as regular polls. Counting votes is much better.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#1
Only two days until total censorship and only you and your family of Clinton/Oligarchy
bkkyosemite
Jun 2016
#10
When you choose to come into someone's home, you agree to abide by their rules...
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#25
Quite true. But there was a big show when that happened w W's "re-election" declaring how exit polls
Overseas
Jun 2016
#82
the truth is bernie won 100% of all the votes cast everywhere and giving hillary 1 vote is fraud nt
msongs
Jun 2016
#7
The truth is all over the place but I picture you plugging your hears and going nah nah
bkkyosemite
Jun 2016
#6
Even though HRC is now the 'presumptive' nominee, I still see way more support for Bernie IRL.
reformist2
Jun 2016
#36
Or maybe, stop whining about things that do not happen and go by the...wait for it...
Tarc
Jun 2016
#40
Exit polls only matter in foreign countries, esp the ones that we brought Democracy to.
jillan
Jun 2016
#27
Of course we want it! We should be fighting for the same standards we demand of other countries.
jillan
Jun 2016
#31
Actually, you are incorrect. Exit polls are often used as indicators for potential election fraud.
reformist2
Jun 2016
#65
To be used in that way, they must be constructed to be used that way, which is expensive.
Adrahil
Jun 2016
#71
How many times do people need to be told that exit polls are not reliable election indicators?
LonePirate
Jun 2016
#51
Tell that to election monitors around the world. It's one of their most important tools.
reformist2
Jun 2016
#64
We should decide the general election using only exit polls ... the actual votes don't matter.
JoePhilly
Jun 2016
#61
Because all of these claims of "fraud" are completely without factual basis.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#74