[Alas Babylon!]

Oh yes, I remember that day and evening very, very well!

I voted that morning on the way into work. My polling place was not crowded, but was still seeing a brisk walk-in business. When I got off work on the drive home I listened to Sean Hannity who seemed very, very concerned. He was eagerly pleading with conservatives to get out and vote. I was troubled.

As the evening wore on I flipped through various channels but mostly stayed on Fox News. Juan Williams and Susan Ostrich were elated and the talk was about possible choices for a Kerry cabinet. Then Michael Barone came on and burst all their Kerry bubbles.

Michael simply showed that whatever the exit polls might of said, the results pouring in were far different. This was proved again and again as the night wore on. Fox and Michael Barone were the first (and only that night) that speculated that the exit polling might have been wrong.

The rest of the media was looking for some last gleam of hope for the Kerry campaign. I stayed up way too late just to watch and see if Dan Rather, Tim Russert, and Georgie Stephanopolus would actually start crying!

[mainepatsfan]

I'll never forget how happy the libs seemed when the coverage began that night. Then as the real numbers started coming in you could see the "What the %$^* is going on?!!" expressions on their faces. As I recall Fox and NBC called Ohio for Bush almost at the same time while the other networks just couldn't bring themselves to do it. I'm not sure CBS ever did.

[beyond the sea]

As the evening wore on I flipped through various channels but mostly stayed on Fox News. Juan Williams and Susan Ostrich were elated and the talk was about possible choices for a Kerry cabinet. Then Michael Barone came on and burst all their Kerry bubbles. Michael simply showed that whatever the exit polls might of said, the results pouring in were far different.

The guy who actually FIRST blew the cover of all the incorrect/bogus exit polls was Ken Mehlman, Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was brilliant........ and thankfully stopped me from having a heart attack!

[maica]

I was an Election Judge, and will be forever grateful that I did not hear any of the exit polling coverage. My head or my heart might have exploded.

[saveliberty]

I also remember Brit Hume's conservatives on the panel were very grim at the outset. Michael Barone did change the atmosphere once he started reporting on the numbers

[AZConser]

Michael simply showed that whatever the exit polls might of said, the results pouring in were far different. This was proved again and again as the night wore on. Fox and Michael Barone were the first (and only that night) that speculated that the exit polling might have been wrong.

Proving once again, in RAT minds, that the Repubs had stolen the election. We all know the exit polls are much more scientific and honest than the actual vote count. /s