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Good morning, P-Marlowe :) In reading this thread I noticed that you seem to be contradicting yourself. You've commented that:

#163: "Exit polls are usually skewed towards democrats. We here at Free Republic are smart enough to know that! We are not sheeple. We are activists."

#203: Dane said, "...some on FR when they see the fraudulent drive bu media exit polls, they will still panic and wail like chicken littles." You responded, "I have more respect for my fellow freepers than that."

#217: "It's too bad Free Republic has taken this stand. Now we will hear the exit polls, but we will have no where to go to warn people to ignore them, we will have no where to go to tell people that what they have heard is baloney."

So my point is that you've argued that FReepers are smart enough to know that exit polls are skewed towards the Dems, that we are not sheeple, and you have more respect for your fellow FReepers than to suggest that we would be swayed by exit polls.

But then you argue that by not posting the exit polls here we won't be able to warn people to ignore them; no way to tell them that it's a bunch of baloney.

Just an observation. :)

My point was simply that if there are leaks of exit polls, then we need to know where they are and what they are so that we can discuss them and to provide anyone who would be interested the needed information to dispel these notions. Perhaps people at your office will say "Hey this exit poll says Santorum is a loser" and you can then discuss that issue here and be given the ammuntion to refute it where it is being disseminated. I'm sure that radio shows and web sites will be posting these leaks and I think it is important to know who is leaking them, where they are leaking them and what information they are leaking. If we just ignore it, if we don't discuss it here, then where will it be discussed? Who will post counter information? Where can we post the counter information?

I just find it odd that Free Republic has taken this position. We have never been afraid of disinformation before. What makes today so special?