Slate: Exit poll leak and Mitofsky's response.

[crispini]

Article on "Exit poll smoking gun" from yesterday:

"The smoking gun indicting the official Mitofsky/Lenski exit poll appears to have surfaced--in New Zealand! Mystery Pollster points the way to this file posted on the Scoop website."

(more) http://slate.msn.com/id/2111460/

And Mitofsky's response today:

"The so-called smoking gun you wrote about was in the hands of every subscriber to our national election poll throughout election day. What took you and the others two months to locate it? At least a dozen news organizations have had this smoking gun since 11/2.

Second, the complex displays you ridicule, which were the source used by the leakers for the numbers that got posted by bloggers on election day, are not the tables you and others discovered. I stand by my original statement. Had you asked me I would have told you as much.

Third, if you doubt that we warned the NEP members on election day why don't you ask one of them? Or is ridicule with your eyes closed your preferred method of sounding smart?

And lastly, if my clients were as misinformed as you seem to think how come none of them announced an incorrect winner from the 120 races we covered that day? It seems that the only ones confused were the leakers and the bloggers. I guess I should include you in that list, but I'll bet you don't make mistakes. We have never claimed that all the exit polls were accurate.

Then again, neither is your reporting.
warren mitofsky"

(more) http://slate.msn.com/id/2111831/

Oooo, Mitofsky's a little testy, eh? :evilgrin:

[sabra]

1. He's got an attitude problem!

They were also in his hands, yet he won't disclose the information...

[dzika]

4. He can run but he can't hide.

[Jo March]

2. Damn. Mitofsky is a might bit testy there

LOL. What a nice response.

[progressiveBadger]

3. Surprisingly unprofessional

Warren sounds like a two year old that has just been embarrassed.

[crispini]

5. You're so right!

He could've ended the email with "Sez YOU. Nyah nyah nyah!" and it would've fit right in! :D

[buddysmellgood]

6. There is only one way to clear this up, and a testy email is not going to

do it. Mistofsky is destroying his own reputation.

[Straight Shooter]

7. Mitofsky balls up his widdle fists and stamps his widdle feet

Someone shove a pacifier into that big baby's mouth. Jeebers! How old is he? In his sixties? Someone tell him that in the big leagues, you're going to be questioned once in a while. :eyes:

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

8. Someone Please Send To Olbermann

Keith would love a letter like that, wouldn't he?

[Beth in VT]

9. why so surly? n/t

[m.standridge]

10. HAS ANYONE DONE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION?

I've seen this a couple of times before, and it could be effective evidence, but maybe it needs to be in English.


Also, it needs to be faxed, e-mailed, right away, to Senators pivotal to the Ohio/other state Electoral College challenge effort or filibuster.

In other words, this is the data, apparently, the Professor Freeman was referring to in his first "Exit Poll Discrepancy" paper.

This needs to be gotten around fast at the US Senate, in English. Time is running out.

[super simian]

11. Could someone please post a little....

...background on Mifotsky's snit fit? I'm not sure what he's snarking about. :shrug: Thanks!!!!

[crispini]

13. He's snarking about the first article referenced in the post. n/t

[Chimpanzee]

12. Major League Asshole!!!!