NationStates Jolt Archive


For those who defend the exit polls....

Kecibukia
21-01-2005, 03:53
http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-exit20.html

Exit poll organizations say surveys were faulty

January 20, 2005


NEW YORK -- Two firms that conducted Election Day exit polls for major news organizations reported Wednesday that they found a number of problems with the way the polls were carried out last year, resulting in estimates that overstated John Kerry's share of the vote.

Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International found that the Democratic challenger's supporters were more likely than President Bush's supporters to participate in exit poll interviews. They also found that more errors occurred in exit polls conducted by younger interviewers, and about half of the interviewers were 34 or under.

The polling firms laid out their findings to the consortium of news organizations, known as the National Election Pool.

ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News and the Associated Press formed the consortium to get exit polling data for the 2004 election. A previous group known as the Voter News Service was disbanded after the 2000 election.

Edison and Mitofsky said problems contributed to data that overstated the vote for Kerry nationally and in 26 states, while data for four states overstated the vote for Bush.
Kecibukia
21-01-2005, 04:34
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