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To: DrDeb

Exit polls are skewed by voters who understand the importance of having a secret ballot and decline to answer.


137 posted on 03/10/2006 6:42:57 PM PST by tommix2
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To: tommix2

"Exit polls are skewed by voters who understand the importance of having a secret ballot and decline to answer."


That's my point! One reason current polls feature more Democrats than Republicans is because more Democrats than Republicans want to be polled . . . NOT because Democrats grossly outnumber Republicans in the broader population! For this reason, responsible pollsters WEIGHT their samples to create a more REPRESENTATIVE result!!!


141 posted on 03/10/2006 6:51:13 PM PST by DrDeb
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To: tommix2

Definitely most Conservatives in Britain I know refuse to answer poll questions full stop so results are always in favour of the Libs Dems and Labour.

In the UK exit polls are not allowed to be published until the polls have closed.


166 posted on 03/10/2006 7:15:11 PM PST by snugs (An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
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