Text of statement released by VNS after decision not to release exit poll results

Associated Press ^ | 11-5-02

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Voter News Service said Tuesday that it is not satisfied with the accuracy of today's exit poll analysis and will not be in a position on Election Night to publish the results of state and national surveys of voter attitudes.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This election eve is going to be a cluster blank.

[cryptical]

Nope, we just have to wait until the votes are counted.

[isthisnickcool]

A fluster cuck?

[xzins]

VNS was in the hip pockets of the media in the last few elections. The media is demonRat. I smell good news for pubbies that they don't want to leak out 'cause the results are close but good for pubs. They don't want dem's out west to get discouraged in terms of national races.

[SmithW]

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a096d852f70.htm

[hellinahandcart]

cluster blank

Oh, that one will go right into the lexicon, all right.

"Cluster blank". I like it.

You're right. For the first time I can recall in my life, networks are going to be calling races all over the place, AFTER midnight, and in conflict with the calls of other networks. We'll have to read what really happened in the Thursday papers.

Damn, I think I am in a time warp.

[eddie willers]

I smell good news for pubbies that they don't want to leak out 'cause the results are close but good for pubs

I had the same thought and I hope we're right.

[goldstategop]

Let's cut to the chase and say aloud what VNS and the liberal media is not admitting: the Reps are making gains in the House are poised to take over the Senate and there's an outside chance of a stunner upset in California. Which is not good news. Time for the Democrats to call out the Tony Soprano cleanup crew to save the night.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A fluster cuck?

Indeed.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Bump #5

[Brandybux]

A fluster cuck?

No, no, no.

It's a fuster cluck. Trips off the tongue ever so much more nicely, dontcha know.

[xzins]

Here's hoping.

Or maybe the exit polls are so out of whack with dem voter fraud that they will highlight that something strange has happened for them to be so wrong.....Pubs in the lead, but dems winning.

[Senator Pardek]

Remember this? BOO!

[goldstategop]

Its the other way around, believe me. If the Rats were winning, fraud or not, I find it hard to believe VNS would just shut down its exit polling on the dime. Take it as you like but all the available signs don't point to a Democrat-friendly night ahead.

[jdege]

Exit polls have always had a Democratic bias - in the technical sense.

The polls have always shown more support for the Democratic candidate than the actual results did.

VNS attempts to apply to correct for this bias, but never quite manages it.

[CyberAnt]

Bingo!

Myself and Wphile also agree this is what we think is the problem. Toooooo good numbers for GOP! Let's hope we're right!