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2016 Postmortem

sandyshoes17

(657 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:44 PM Nov 2012

How can they project a winner

With only 1% of the votes in, and some with 50% in are too close to call?

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How can they project a winner (Original Post) sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 OP

exit polls Sedona Nov 2012 #1

Combo of early results and exit polling. Not accurate. n/t Avalux Nov 2012 #2

exit polls scheming daemons Nov 2012 #3

Thanks sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #4

Or they might be using results from SheilaT Nov 2012 #5

Sedona

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1. exit polls

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Avalux

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2. Combo of early results and exit polling. Not accurate. n/t

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:45 PM

Nov 2012

scheming daemons

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3. exit polls

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:45 PM

Nov 2012

sandyshoes17

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4. Thanks

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Nov 2012

SheilaT

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5. Or they might be using results from

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:50 PM

Nov 2012

certain key precincts.

This was far more common back in the 70's. The networks had identified those precincts in each state whose results most closely matched the final tallies for those states, and they'd have people at those precincts call in the results as soon as the polls closed.

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