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brianvh
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voting fraud?

Post by brianvh »

This was posted on an avowedly liberal website, so I'm not really sure I trust it, but if true some heads had better roll. Even with the fraud the republicans couldn't win?!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera ... _2006_.htm
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Post by dbodner »

I'd heard mainstream pollsters say that exit polls seem to skew Democratic. Haven't heard why. But, I'm apt to believe the innocent explanation.
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Post by brianvh »

There's definitely some possible bias based on who would be willing to do an exit poll. The story states that after the fact exit polls are always adjusted to match the voting because the vote is considered absolute truth, and the exit polls really only provide a study of neighborhood variation.

Like I said, I don't trust anything that comes from a politically slanted source, but maybe they're onto something. A paper readout the voter can check (and which later can be duplicated for research) might solve the polling bias problem.
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Post by mcelrah »

Nah, Republicans lie about how they voted because it's shameful. - Hugh
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