Unions flex muscle in early Wisconsin recall exit polls
Source: Washington Post
Early exit polling in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election suggests that union household comprise roughly a third of all voters, a share of the vote that is higher than either of the last two presidential or gubernatorial elections held in the state.
Voters in the recall also tilt positively toward public sector unions in general, but not by a huge margin. Voters split about evenly in their support for changes to state law that limited the collective bargaining ability of government unions, an issue at the heart of recall effort.
Drawing broad conclusions about the shape of the electorate remains difficult due to the fact that these early exit poll reflect only morning and afternoon voters and can (and likely will) shift before polls close at 9 p.m. eastern time.
Still the preliminary numbers hint at answers to some key questions.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/unions-flex-muscle-in-early-wisconsin-recall-exit-polls/2012/06/05/gJQANNxlGV_blog.html
ret5hd
(20,433 posts)totodeinhere
(13,034 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)babylonsister
(170,962 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Because this is exactly what we knew we needed. Huge voter turnout in big cities where there's more Dems.
SoutherDem
(2,307 posts)CNN is stating the tilt is slightly toward restricting collective bargaining. But, is generally saying it will be to close to call until late.
This is why I wish no exit polls were discussed until the polling places close.
I recall several years ago in a state election I heard the exit polls state my candidate was going to lose. I still voted, and yes he did lose. But, I could see someone hear how there are lines are long at the polling places, have had a bad day at work, maybe they are sick or have a sick child at home decide to not vote since they are going to lose anyway.
To me exit polls serve one purpose only, to state how people voted not who is going to win.
In many areas older voters vote early, they are mostly Republican, younger people vote later due to work and school, they vote Democrat. The results of the exit polls released at 5pm or earlier may be overly leaning Republican.
julian09
(1,435 posts)When the voters who vote after work show up that will change I would like to see a breakdown of vote totals at 12 pm 5pm and 8pm. Would be good for Nov election outlook.