Thursday, November 26, 2009

Opinion

More Exit Polls, More Grains of Salt

November 04, 2008 09:16 PM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

Go vote if you haven't already. I remember being furious at the TV networks in 1980 when they declared Ronald Reagan the victor in the presidential race before polls had closed out West. Nonetheless, some pilfered and alleged exit poll results are showing up on the web and I share one website herewith for the most hard-core political junkies:

Take with a giant grain of salt (please read Pollster.com and Nate Silver on why you should be highly skeptical), but I have received the following numbers from multiple sources:

  • Florida: Obama 52 percent/McCain 44 percent
  • Georgia: Obama 47 percent/McCain 51 percent
  • Indiana: Obama 52 percent/McCain 48 percent
  • Iowa: Obama 58 percent/McCain 42 percent
  • Michigan: Obama 60 percent/McCain 39 percent
  • Minnesota: Obama 60 percent/McCain 39 percent
  • Missouri: Obama 52 percent/McCain 48 percent
  • Nevada: Obama 55 percent/McCain 45 percent
  • New Hampshire: Obama 57 percent/McCain 43 percent
  • New Mexico: Obama 56 percent/McCain 43 percent
  • North Carolina: Obama 52 percent/McCain 48 percent
  • Ohio: Obama 54 percent/McCain 45 percent
  • Pennsylvania: Obama 57 percent/McCain 42 percent
  • Virginia: Obama 55 percent/McCain 45 percent
  • West Virginia: Obama 44 percent/McCain 55 percent
  • Wisconsin: Obama 58 percent/McCain 42 percent
  • Click here for the latest election results

Tags: presidential election 2008 | Barack Obama | John McCain | polls

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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