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Bradical79

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9. What's the point of exit polls if you force them to match?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2018, 03:58 PM

May 2018

While exit polls being used to declare winners was dumb (imo), they have also been used as a possible indicator of fraud when they're too far away from actual results. Just being different isn't a flaw, it's a feature to indicate something.

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AP to offer election voter survey to replace exit polls [View all] brooklynite May 2018 OP

They only don't match MythosMaster May 2018 #1

Exactly. If the voting is broken, "fix" the polls to match. lagomorph777 May 2018 #10

Well now the electronic exit polls can be manipulated to match. docgee May 2018 #14

in every other country, you question the actual vote tally when it doesn't line up with exit polling unblock May 2018 #2

Bingo LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #5

Remind me of one of my favorite quotes - Bertolt Brecht DBoon May 2018 #7

yeesh don't give them any ideas! unblock May 2018 #8

Remember when justgamma May 2018 #3

How many times will they talk to Johnnybot9 RandySF May 2018 #4

Odd that Exit Polls were more accurate before electronic voting. aeromanKC May 2018 #6

What's the point of exit polls if you force them to match? Bradical79 May 2018 #9

You mean failure to keep up with voter suppression and election fraud! ananda May 2018 #11

+1 sandensea May 2018 #13

"Inaccuracy" meaning 'they tend to expose vote tampering' sandensea May 2018 #12