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11. The professor probably did know what she was talking about.

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 09:06 AM

Apr 2017

The "red shift" between exit poll margins of error and "actual" vote counts is based on weighted poll results. The raw data has already been adjusted for various factors, and the prediction is issued. Then, in selected cases, the vote counts fall outside the margins of error.

Until 2004, exit polls worked in America as well as they did elsewhere. It was in 2004 that polling companies started adjusting their results to match the vote counts. Which is a practice that stinks to heaven, imho.

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Can voting machines be hacked and then bots used to vote like maybe hundreds of times. [View all] caroldansen Apr 2017 OP

Of course. NewDealProgressive Apr 2017 #1

Or every 100th vote could be flipped from the Democrat to the Republican? yardwork Apr 2017 #2

Or every 16th or 32ndth, but there are easier ways unc70 Apr 2017 #5

The number of votes wouldn't match the rolls. Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2017 #3

In theory, but it would require a really large conspiracy and there's evidence it doesn't happen mythology Apr 2017 #4

Yes, with physical access Amishman Apr 2017 #6

This could not work at the precinct level Botany Apr 2017 #7

Political Science Langkous Apr 2017 #8

Then your professor didn't know what she was talking about mythology Apr 2017 #9

Hard to accept as Americans Langkous Apr 2017 #10

The professor probably did know what she was talking about. planetc Apr 2017 #11