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19. The entire referendum is an exit poll.

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:28 PM

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EU referendum: Why is there no exit poll? [View all] NWCorona Jun 2016 OP

I would be interested to know HOW THE VOTE IS COUNTED. Stevepol Jun 2016 #1

paper ballot AntiBank Jun 2016 #3

Book makers CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #2

of course Blair is remain, the EU is a fundamental neoliberal talisman AntiBank Jun 2016 #4

Blair is a war criminal CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #6

no argument there, I was in many a demo in London against the poodle AntiBank Jun 2016 #8

I had a lot of respect for the man and then those papers dropped... NWCorona Jun 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author AntiBank Jun 2016 #10

Because they're trying to fix it like they did the Scottish referendum. forest444 Jun 2016 #5

They do not allow cameras at the polls in Ireland CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #7

Interesting. Thank you for the update! forest444 Jun 2016 #9

Seems it depends on which EU country you are in CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #16

You'll have hard evidence to back up all these allegations, no doubt? Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #11

Yup! NWCorona Jun 2016 #14

Conspiracy theories belong in CREATIVE SPECULATION brooklynite Jun 2016 #18

The Quebec referendum in 1995 looked awfully suspicious as well Reter Jun 2016 #20

Would you care to share your bona fides to analyze a Quebec election? brooklynite Jun 2016 #21

Bringing it up is is only aggravating me, and will later bring me to tears thinking about it Reter Jun 2016 #22

Because the way exit polls are formulated depends on comparable voting precedents. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #12

I think Brexit will win...narrowly. roamer65 Jun 2016 #15

Same reason they were dropped from the US Presidential elections. The Fixers might get foiled. WinkyDink Jun 2016 #17

Lazy conspiracy theory brooklynite Jun 2016 #23

Not as lazy as your not Googling: Florida 2000 and the networks: WinkyDink Jun 2016 #24

And if only Gore had won Tennessee... brooklynite Jun 2016 #25

The entire referendum is an exit poll. rug Jun 2016 #19

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