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Monday Open Thread | 209 comments (209 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 1)

No exit polls until polls close, state-by-state. They'll throw a few numbers around to hint, but we won't be able to derive the predicted outcome until they give us the full set as each state closes.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 12:50:48 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 0)

Put not thy trust in exit polls.

It's really hard to get a valid population for those things.

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:30:15 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 1)

Yes, although given a half-hour to an hour, they'll be fine. Just have to wait for them to get a beat on the early and Election-Day voters and reweight them properly.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:33:09 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 1)

Been through this before with you!

You just want a butt-load of Statistical data to munch, crunch, slice, and dice.

:-D

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:35:51 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (4.00 / 2)

Strictly speaking, I'm a survey statistician, so...yeah, duh. :D

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:39:11 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (4.00 / 2)

No reason to hide.

"Some of my best friends ..."

LOL

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:57:11 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 1)

Especially when so many people - mostly Dems, by a significant percentage - have voted already.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:41:36 PM EST
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Re: Early Predictions for Tomorrow (none / 1)

That's why a lot of pundits think, even if they won't say, that it's already over. Obama's win the early vote by crushing margins, and that's 25-30% of the electorate. Meanwhile, he and McCain were basically splitting people who plan to vote tomorrow.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:46:34 PM EST
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