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[ale] Its over. Maybe
- Subject: [ale] Its over. Maybe
- From: kafka at antichri.st (George Carless)
- Date: Thu Nov 4 09:08:26 2004
- In-reply-to: <A88B2F7C91000D41A5C09550ABF5C39B0444CC@poly_propylene.corp.polyengineering.com>
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> or the people polled could have lied to the poll takers like I did.
> the exit poll "results" would be a great way to edge your candidate.
> reporter: "this candidate" is performing a sweeping victory in all
> boxes polled.
> this leads people that were going to vote for "another candidate" to
> be dissuaded and typically they don't go to the polls since casting
> their ballot would (as it is made to appear) be worthless.
I don't understand your logic. If you want "this candidate" to win,
wouldn't you therefore *vote* for "this candidate" and therefore not be
lying to the poll-takers?
--George