when do exit polls begin to trickle in?

[kid a]

Not that it matters anymore :(

[AndyA]

1. CNN made a big deal this morning about not reporting on exit polls

until very late in the day. We'll see...

[kid a]

2. good nt

[Mandate My Ass]

7. That way they can change them to match the stolen e-votes

and hopefully not get caught this time. :puke:

[Robbien]

3. They are not going to trickle in because all the news guys

are being sequestered in the polling room.

[onenote]

4. I don't believe any of the networks will report exit polls until voting ends

in a particular state.

You may find some info on the web, if you want to believe any of it...

[liberal N proud]

8. Like we can believe the media any more

[applegrove]

14. I think Howard Kurtz said at 5:00 the sequestered could release the polls.

All the reps of networks are in a room somewhere. And not allowed to call out until that time. Let's hope nobody breaks...the law and releases them at 2PM like with Kerry.

No exit polls at all on House Races.

Just Governors and Senate.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. exit polls? we don't need no stinking exit polls!

at least, that's what they tell us. :mad:

[applegrove]

16. Because they have been off the last few election cycles. So it is an

embarrassment to the networks.

[tcfrogs]

6. 5 pm

I don't recall whether that was Eastern or Central time.

[ps1074]

12. 5 pm ET

eom

[Land Shark]

9. edison will be giving first data to media customers at 5 pm

I am doing an exit poll via zogby and i'm supposed to have data at 10 p.m. EST with polls not closing until 11 pm EST here locally because of time zones.

on edit: first data to customers at 5 does not mean release of anything at 5,,, necessarily

[cobaindrain]

10. whenever they leak!

:) I have a feeling we'll know plenty before 5pm

[Tiggeroshii]

11. Probably in the evening sometime.

[longship]

13. When the polls close in the district/state.

Then, the news media will begin using exit polling data to determine winners.

Swing State Project has a list of poll closing times and their associated competitive races. Very handy as a check-off list.

[applegrove]

15. Wasn't it Drudge who got leaked to first in 2004?

[Norquist Nemesis]

17. Don't recall, but if he gets a "scoop" my bets are on Karl. n/t