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Clinton wins Maryland with no precincts reporting (The Guardian). (Original Post)
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
OP
No...between polling and exit polling, it was pretty obvious this would be Clinton's easiest win.
brooklynite
Apr 2016
#6
"Exit polls have been highly accurate in every recent election except 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000,
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
#11
moriah
(8,311 posts)1. They called NY for Trump immediately too last week.
I imagine the exit polling was very bad.
brooklynite
(94,889 posts)2. And your point is?
Please tell me it's not "how can they call a State with no votes counted?"
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)4. And you don't find the infographic weird? n/t
brooklynite
(94,889 posts)6. No...between polling and exit polling, it was pretty obvious this would be Clinton's easiest win.
moriah
(8,311 posts)8. I'm not sure which one you took it from...
... but I remember clearly the call as soon as NY polls closed for Trump on CNN.
Usually if they do that it's because there was severe exit poll unhappiness for the other candidates running.
MadBadger
(24,089 posts)3. I believe exits have her +30
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)5. Exit polls are unreliable....n/t
MadBadger
(24,089 posts)7. Okay, keep your head in the sand
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)9. I will along with Nate Silver...who said the same thing. n/t
TM99
(8,352 posts)10. Haven't you figured out the game yet?
Exit polls are only reliable when they favor a Clinton win and never reliable when they favor a Sanders win.
pantsonfire
(1,306 posts)11. "Exit polls have been highly accurate in every recent election except 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/210185033284190210