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Media Agrees Not To Show Early Exit Poll Results

Posted by Offbeatnews • 11/04/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: 2008 u s election, early exit polls, exit polls

The media (NBC, AP, etc.) has cooperated in not releasing early exit poll information today. In the past, according to reports, the media may have indirectly impacted the outcome of the last presidential election because people turned on the TV an saw early exit polling results. How do you feel about no early exit polling today? Do you like not knowing who is leading, or do you want to know?

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11/04/08

MadameX

I want to know, but I think it's better for the process if we don't.

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11/04/08

GallFire

I think it is best that they not run it, especially considering they are usually so far off they don't provide much real information anyways...

EDIT:
BTW, do you have a link, I googled it but found nothing as yet...

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11/04/08

RuinousRight

I'm fine with it. I want to know, but I don't want voters influenced by the results.

I found it frustrating during the primaries since I'm sure the staggered state voting influences the outcome to some degree.

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11/04/08

Offbeatnews

yes...here is a link

www.huliq.com/2623/72111/voters-focus-early-exit-poll-results-2008-election

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  GallFire
  
  Thank you, and yeah RR, I saw someone talking about that earlier on Fox (yeah, I know)...
11/04/08

clioandme

It'll be a miracle if they don't leak.

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11/04/08

Offbeatnews

hey markstoneman, the networks kept their word...but boy oh boy, they were bursting at the seams...now early results are starting to come in state by state...on huliq.com

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