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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: No explanation for this. How does the exit poll flip 21%? [View all]jamese777
(546 posts)33. From Five Thirty Eight Blog
"The System Isnt Rigged Against Sanders
Clintons winning because more Democrats want her to be the nominee."
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-system-isnt-rigged-against-sanders/
Senator Sanders just wasn't able to attract enough People of Color to support him. For example, in South Carolina he lost the African American vote by 86% Clinton to 14% Sanders and African Americans were 61% of Democratic Primary voters in South Carolina. That result was repeated in state after state with significant non-white populations and major metropolitan areas.
http://www.thenation.com/article/how-south-carolinas-black-vote-saved-2016-for-hillary-clinton/
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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