Reply #62: Arguments about whether the exit polls prove anything

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can get us nowhere. :shrug:

We should take the exit polls as what they are--evidence (maybe proof, maybe not) that something is screwy and (a) should be investigated further and (b) prevented from occuring in the future.

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That said, there's an argument going around that the exit poll can't be used as an indicator of who won, because that is not the poll was not designed for that purpose.

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Well I say data is data. One CAN use it to answer questions beyond those that it was designed to answer. But to do this it is very imortant for someone from our cause who understands polling and statistics to understand EXACTLY how the poll was conducted. And this is aparantly not being offered up.

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I think the polls have served their purpose, and that claims that they prove nothing don't hurt our cause one bit! Don't buy into the RELEVANCE of the prove nothing "argument"! This means not screaming that the exit polls are all that matters...


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