2016 Postmortem

Fuddnik

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36. The competing news organizations used to pool their resources for exit polling.

Sat May 21, 2016, 12:10 AM

May 2016

They quit after they decided they didn't want to rock the boat after the 2000 and 2004 elections. What happened there would have required them to use investigative reporters instead of stenographers.

The corporate media in this country totally sucks.

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Networks CANCEL Exit Polls In Remaining Primaries! Welcome to The Wild Wild West!!! [View all] CorporatistNation May 2016 OP

There's no need to make early calls, since the election is over. No need for exits. CrowCityDem May 2016 #1

Agree. No need to waste the money. eom Kang Colby May 2016 #3

Oregon Is No Where Near Done Counting... Liekly Bernie Won Oregon With 60% or GREATER! CorporatistNation May 2016 #35

especially not in CA where our votes don't matter!!! oldandhappy May 2016 #51

electionfraud.wordpress.com Kang Colby May 2016 #2

It's probably more reliable than the M$M. Fawke Em May 2016 #10

I won't debate you on that. You'd probably win. Kang Colby May 2016 #11

Anyone who wants it, can pay for it (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #4

And then you can claim it's from paid shills or biased groups. intheflow May 2016 #13

boy you called that right mooseprime May 2016 #5

They aren't even pretending anymore... AzDar May 2016 #6

No, they're not. And a lot of people here aren't either. They're fine with whatever it takes to win. reformist2 May 2016 #8

Just As In Golf, A Footwedge To Save A Stroke Is Not A Legitimate Win... The Shenanigans Witnessed CorporatistNation May 2016 #56

The media is abdicating its responsibility as watchdog. For shame. reformist2 May 2016 #7

When has the media ever been a watchdog? TwilightZone May 2016 #12

You know why? nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #16

That doesn't negate my point. TwilightZone May 2016 #18

You shoudl care nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #19

The Fourth Estate Has Been GONE For A LONG While Now... T CorporatistNation May 2016 #24

They understand that the race is over and exit polls would be a waste of resources. TwilightZone May 2016 #9

Wow. You're a perfect fit for the new pro-corporate dem party. All business, all the time! reformist2 May 2016 #21

And you're a perfect fit for the new ignorant left anigbrowl May 2016 #30

somehow it was different in 2008 JustinL May 2016 #23

Voting Systems Are Tested For Accuracy By Using EXIT POLLS! CorporatistNation May 2016 #26

OK, run your own exit poll then anigbrowl May 2016 #31

They don't own the rights to exit polls, who's to say people can't organize and do some? Joob May 2016 #14

Maybe some foreign news agencies will step in and perform the watchdog role our media has shirked. reformist2 May 2016 #22

good point tomm2thumbs May 2016 #25

That Would Probably Be Best... CorporatistNation May 2016 #27

bernie's broke so it's desperation time. so an OP with no proof, just baloney nt msongs May 2016 #15

No My Friend Your Statement Is TOTALLY WITHOUT MERIT! CorporatistNation May 2016 #28

Exit polling costs money. Sanders could pay for it if he wants it. KingFlorez May 2016 #17

It is a check and balance for our elections. peace13 May 2016 #29

No it isn't anigbrowl May 2016 #32

I'm From Florida! Some People Here Just Are Willing To... Look The Other Way... Stick Their Head CorporatistNation May 2016 #33

Sorry about your caps lock key anigbrowl May 2016 #34

The competing news organizations used to pool their resources for exit polling. Fuddnik May 2016 #36

News Consortium ever heard of it? nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #37

Where is the proof of this? nt sufrommich May 2016 #20

Massive cheating planned AgingAmerican May 2016 #38

Only if Hillary wins, right? nt eastwestdem May 2016 #42

No AgingAmerican May 2016 #44

Exactly. Especially in California, I'll bet. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #47

I imagine exit polls in Cali would be expensive as hell. apnu May 2016 #39

There was a 74% vote by mail rate in CA for the last election. This one is set to be even higher. eastwestdem May 2016 #40

Good point. How would one do an exit poll on mail ins? (nt) apnu May 2016 #41

Why spend money when the conclusion is predetermined. barrow-wight May 2016 #43

....... polly7 May 2016 #45

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!! SOLID EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION ORCHESTRATED BY... CorporatistNation May 2016 #46

She'd already won Nevada. barrow-wight May 2016 #49

Because it is news. The networks will spend and make millions covering those primaries Tom Rinaldo May 2016 #48

I disagree. barrow-wight May 2016 #50

Thank goodness.... chillfactor May 2016 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #53

That's what we all get in this "great democracy" of ours when the public couldn't bjo59 May 2016 #54

It doesn't pass the smell test pmorlan1 May 2016 #55

K & R AzDar May 2016 #57