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24. Not as lazy as your not Googling: Florida 2000 and the networks:

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 06:05 PM

Jun 2016

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20001108/aponline183922_000.htm

http://www.metafilter.com/21399/Voter-News-Service-has-abandoned-its-state-and-national-exit-polls

Bush's cousin calls FL for Dubya.

The SCOTUS stops the FL legally-mandated re-count.

The SCOTUS subsequently declares Bush the victor, because to do otherwise would have "harmed" him.

Bot no conspiracy here, folks. (This message brought to you by the PDB of August 2000.)

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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

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

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

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

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