First exit poll "leaks"

[King of New Orleans]

via the National Review (yeah I know):

Kerry up by 11 in GA
Kerry up by 25 in OH
Kerry up by 38 in MD

[flpoljunkie]

1. Later exit polls are more reliable, but here's the link to their site.

http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp

[King of New Orleans]

4. Traditionally old people

vote in the morning and younger people vote later in the day. Edwards does do better with younger voters, so...

as with any of this it should be view with healthy skepticism

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I Thought Kucinich Would Carry His Own State

NT

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. Even kucinich admitted that was not very likely

[Zynx]

11. Nah. Most of Ohio is moderate and would never vote for Kucinich.

His own CD probably did though.

[wjittermoss]

27. We drove from GA this weekend to vote in MD

MD uses touch screens. I asked for a print out. None are available.
That is SCARY!!! It is just too simple to have a copy of your completed ballot printed out I am worried about the 2004 election if touch screens are used. At any rate, my entire family voted for Kucinich and Dean...split delegates between them.

[BL_Zebub]

3. So the National Review is telling us what the Diebold machines are saying

8 hours before the polls close....

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Free elections, my pointy tailed ass! :evilfrown:

[WI_DEM]

5. aint it the truth?

still kind of fishy about those NH exit polls which indicated a close race within a few points between Kerry and Dean and the non-Diebold votes indicated that was the case--but Diebold ballots gave Kerry a huge lead.

[mdguss]

6. Turnout Very Low in MD:

Probably not good for Edwards, as he would benefit most from rare, disaffected voters. I voted for Kerry in MD.

[onehandle]

8. Low? That's not good.

Dems better get their asses to the polls this Fall.

[unfrigginreal]

15. It's hard to contain the excitement today

Georgia

Turnout light in Georgia primary

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/8085908.htm

California

Voter turnout could sink to a new low

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/election/story/8387020p-9316727c.html

New York, Vermont

Large Voter Turnout Not Expected Tuesday

http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/politics/2888592/detail.html

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. Everyone knows who is going to win

It's not like anyone is really giving Kerry a real run for it anymore.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

18. the PEOPLE are being heard!

the few that bothered to show up that is!

I thought this primary season had record turnouts?

[pacifictiger]

26. dean quits campaigning

voter involvement drops. Any correlation?

[tameszu]

28. That's what happens

when you take Clark and Dean out of the race. =(

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. Probably low becasue people see the handwriting on the wall

The fat lady has sung, but she is warming up.

[Dookus]

21. Don't bring up that old canard

Diebold ballots didn't give Kerry a big lead. The fact that the counties that used computerized counting machines (not touchscreen!) were concentrated on the Massachusetts border is the important factor.

[papau]

7. With Diebold you can report exit polls a day before election!

:-)

[mdguss]

9. Kerry will win Md.

A Democrat would have to run an awful campaign to lose this state. It's happend, but it's not going to happen this year.

[jansu]

12. In the GE, vote by absentee ballot & take the power away from Diebold

It takes the media out of being able to call an election before the voting is over, it takes the "no paper trail" out of the black box, it takes the things like hanging chads out of the count. And, it might force them to fix the problems with Black Box voting machines, if they are overwhelmed with absentee ballots! And, maybe the count would actually be tied to the vote! A Win-Win situtation.

Plus, you can do it in the comfort of your home!

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. It isn't alway legal to vote by absentee ballot

Here in Pennsylvania, you can only vote by absentee if you are going to be absent from you municipality or if you are physically unable to make it to the polls.

[jansu]

29. Get your rules changed! There are plenty of studies showing the

faults with the Black Box voting machines...use those to get it so anyone can have a paper trail with their voting. We have the power!

[Freddie Stubbs]

30. Most PA counties do not use touch-screen voting

Absentee ballots can be abused and used for fraud as well.

[Renew Deal]

17. Edwards on a plane to NC by midnight.

[KaraokeKarlton]

19. Dean leads Kerry by 30 points here in Vermont

We Vermonters would rather vote for a great leader who isn't running anymore than stale John Kerry. Vermont knows Kerry is a joke.

[WI_DEM]

20. is that true?

wow, if so I will be one happy guy. If Dean wins Vermont it would be a great salute to a great man who stood up to Bush. It would happen after he quit active campaigning.

[Nanski]

22. Just voted in Ohio

for Edwards I want to keep everyone in the race as long as possible so dems can keep logging news time bashing Bush. Was thrilled to still have the old punch cards but, sure they'll be gone by November.
ABB 2004

[Monument]

23. I think it is true

[Deansspecialinterest]

24. Is there confirmation of this?

I really hope it's true. Dean is a patriot and a great man, and he deserves a place at the table. I have my fingers crossed that he'll pick up several delegates today. Never dreamed he would win a state. That would definitely make my primary season.

[Monument]

25. somebody else posted MSNBC exit polls in another post

no idea how large the sample is, or if the post is legit, but it shows Dean with a 30 pt. lead in VT