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What's cracking me up about CNN's coverage is that since they're calling the states on strong exit polls, but they have the same crawl system set up, you see things like:
Georgia (called for Bush) Bush 38% 130 - Kerry 62% 212 Those 342 votes must count a hell of a lot! |
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11-02-2004, 06:44 PM | #52 |
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GD, it all depends which 1% of the precincts they count first, from an urban area or a statewide sample. I believe that differs from state to state.
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11-02-2004, 06:46 PM | #53 |
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Anyone have a good line on the Kentucky Senate race? Looks like right now Bunning is showing as losing, I thought people felt that was a pretty safe GOP hold.
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11-02-2004, 06:47 PM | #54 | |
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11-02-2004, 06:47 PM | #55 | |
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I think what it indicates is that the exit polls were much closer in NC and VA than expected. They still are using exit polls and then filling in the statistical model with actual results until they get a degree of certainty (1 in 300 of being wrong according to FoxNews compared to 1 in 250 in 2000). If the exit polls were as strong for Bush as the pre-election polls, they'd have been called by now, especially in VA where the polls closed at 6 pm. |
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11-02-2004, 06:49 PM | #56 |
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11-02-2004, 06:49 PM | #57 | |
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Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but WTF, I am doing it anyways...
Exit Polls Report as of 4PM
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11-02-2004, 06:50 PM | #59 | |
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11-02-2004, 06:54 PM | #60 | |
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Yes, but your still missing the point. If it were a wide margin, then they could and would call. A close margin is what messes up exit polls, and that looks good for Kerry (not to win those states, but as a trend for even closer states). Latest Rather line: Don't taunt the aligator until you have already crossed the creek. |
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11-02-2004, 06:55 PM | #61 | ||
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Basically, yeah. As long as we keep alternating presidents who have to spend a good portion of time fixing the mistakes of the previous election, they don't have time to do a lot of damage. IOW, they don't get going. There's no momentum and nothing major really gets totally fucked up. Keeping one party in chage of the execuative and the other in charge of the legislative also helps prevent the Prez doing some major damage. I really think if Bush wins, and the congress stays Republican, the next 4 years will be very very bad. Quote:
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11-02-2004, 06:56 PM | #62 | |
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Any poll can be fallible. The average poll is wrong 5% of the time. Exit polls tend to be more accurate than an average poll, but the media still waits to report until they can do so with the odds of the poll being wrong only 1 out of 300 times (edit: At least that's FoxNews criteria, I'd guess all media have similar criteria). The bigger the statistical lead in the original exit polls the less % of precincts reporting are needed. Right now Virginia has 12% reporting and Bush with 57%, but they still haven't called it. That indicates to me that the exit polls were very close. Last edited by Bee : 11-02-2004 at 06:58 PM. |
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But a wide margin where? It's only as good as the sampling data and where you choose to poll. For example, here in Rep-dominated Colorado Springs, there are no sampling or exit polling because the model is predictive. However, if you look at just Denver and Pueblo for exit polling, then the results will be skewed.
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11-02-2004, 07:03 PM | #66 | |
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That's why they use a statistical model. The exit polls are weighed statewide based on dozens of factors. The accuracy improves as more precincts report. If they are slow to call a state like they have been in VA where Bush is expected to win solidly with 12% of the precinct reporting it indicates exit polls that were much closer than expected. |
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11-02-2004, 07:03 PM | #67 |
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CNN is calling New Jersey for Kerry, despite the polls in recent days I never imagined that state going for Bush.
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11-02-2004, 07:04 PM | #68 |
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The New England States and Illinios close and the race tightens.
CNN: Bush 66 Kerry 77 (They still haven't called SC?) CBS: Bush 80 Kerry 77 |
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CBS has been the most aggressive of all nets so far. They just called NC and Virgina for Bush
CBS: Bush 108 Kerry 77 CNN: Bush 66 Kerry 77 Drudge: Bush 66 Kerry 77 ABC: Bush 66 Kerry 77 |
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looking at CNN's county by county thing, looks like Bush is doing pretty well in the critical Florida counties. He may have a good shot to win the state.
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11-02-2004, 07:24 PM | #71 |
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In a shocker, Obama wins the Senator seat in IL.
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florida is shaded as leaning bush on yahoo.com
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11-02-2004, 07:26 PM | #73 |
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Al Jazeera has just called Fallujah for Kerry...
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11-02-2004, 07:27 PM | #74 |
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CNN said Bush has a 55%-45% lead, but very little have reported in florida.
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56-44 Kerry in Ohio?
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11-02-2004, 07:28 PM | #76 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html...SULTS_GRAPHIC/ is probably more accurate at this time. The networks are doing their shit just so they can get viewers watching their ads.
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11-02-2004, 07:29 PM | #77 | |
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What about the Black Gay Republicans?
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Anyone has an exit poll from the dead votes?
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11-02-2004, 07:39 PM | #81 |
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From CNN
Projections: Kerry to win N.J., Bush strong in South If the Northeast goes all blue as expected, would (should?) the South secede again? |
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11-02-2004, 07:41 PM | #83 | |
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11-02-2004, 07:41 PM | #84 | |
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This election season/night has been a fun strategy game, which has been my primary interest in following along.
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New states and the updates:
CBS: Bush 162 Kerry 112 CNN: Bush 155 Kerry 112 Drudge/Yahoo: Bush 102 Kerry 77 |
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Still people standing in line in Ohio. Im thinking that if Ohio goes Kerry, and Wisconsin goes Bush, its a dead heat assuming florida for bush and pennsylvania for kerry.
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11-02-2004, 08:11 PM | #90 |
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Based on actual results coming in, it appears Florida was a fair bit off at least in exit polling. Exit polling gave 52/48 Kerry, actual results with 50% in is 53/46 Bush. If this holds up, keep in mind exit polling in Ohio was 52/48 Kerry, WI I think they said 53/46.
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Dola...it appears results are coming in from Bunning strongholds and he's now come back to basically a dead heat in the Kentucky Senate race with about 80% in. Hopefully this stops soon so we have 1 less crazy guy in the Senate.
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FL is a bit wonky still, the Heavy Dem areas still aren't in I think
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They are just starting to report, and with every count full percentage points drop of Bush (just like in 2000, where Bush had big leads untill the large Dem counties were reported). |
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At what point do we start hearing about alleged voting fraud and abuse and bad ballots?
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Pretty interesting so far, but nothing shocking yet. I was also very confident Kerry would easily take New Jersey, and the quick call indicates that it isn't very close.
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That was the state I had predicted that we will have a FL 2000-like controversy. |
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