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2016 Postmortem

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2. Exit polls aren't as accurate as voter files, which tend to show

Reply to Her Sister (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:09 PM

Jul 2016

an electorate somewhat more Republican-friendly than exit polls do--meaning Democrats probably do a little better in terms of % in some groups than exit polls indicate.

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Quinnipiac’s Latino Problem: Shoddy Q Poll Strikes Again and Media Lap it Up (GD 16) [View all] Her Sister Jul 2016 OP

The media demands a horse race narrative & Quinnipiac delivers. Lord Magus Jul 2016 #1

Exit polls aren't as accurate as voter files, which tend to show geek tragedy Jul 2016 #2

Looking at the crosstabs, Q's polls are bad news for Trump. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #3

Exit poll demographics underground white voters Cicada Jul 2016 #6

Latinos/Latinas are not going with T-rump. Iliyah Jul 2016 #4

Thanks for the info, H.S. Bookmarked for the good source you gave. Rec, nt. Mc Mike Jul 2016 #5

Thanks Mc Mike! Her Sister Jul 2016 #8

I just saw some cross tabs of this latest Q poll and uh... LenaBaby61 Jul 2016 #7

They think because Obama isn't on the ticket that African-American turnout will be down book_worm Jul 2016 #9

I'm putting a lot of faith MFM008 Jul 2016 #10

KnR Her Sister Jul 2016 #11