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Originally posted by docetboy
33% is an awfully large number. You can predict winners with 3% reporting if it is not a close race, and this obviously is not a close race in either department.
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My first response is "that's what they said about Florida."
You
can predict a winner with 3% of the vote, however, it's just that - a prediction.
I was deeply involved in politics for quite awhile, and would give you my bona fides if you doubt that. I sincerely believe that one of the biggest electionproblems we face is the exit poll and the broadcast of "who won" before everyone has voted. If I ever get back into politics, it will be to fight for a law to ban exit polls and to somehow restrict the broadcast of national election news (or have a uniform voting time). The East Coast often ends up somewhat disenfranchising the West Coast.
I'm really not out to argue this point now, mostly because it was only a state-wide poll, and not a national one. I did want to clarify my earlier post, however.