From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 12:18:16 MDT
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>
> Charles D Hixson wrote,
> > A small question occurs here: Is there any reason to believe that
> > the computer ballot counting (where used) isn't "fixed"? Historic
> > precedents would lead me to expect that it would be (even though
> > usually the party in power can fudge enough things legally that it
> > isn't necessary).
>
> Exit polls done by the media seem to match the actual computer counts in
> most cases. This is how the Palm Beach county problems were detected. The
> polling numbers from the people didn't match the counts coming out of the
> computers.
And who does the exit polling? The media, which has a proven bias. The
fact is that exit pollsters have to correct exit poll data because
pollsters ALWAYS project more votes for democrats than what actually
occurs.
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