A growth in early voting and tough
economy for the media are forcing changes to the exit poll system that
television networks and The Associated Press
“Networks changing exit poll strategy”
‘‘It makes it trickier,’’ said Joe Lenski, executive vice president
of Edison Research, the company that oversees the election operation for
the news organizations. ‘‘It means there are a lot of different pieces
to keep track of.’’
At the link, the networks have recognized their current exit polling has been flawed and found to be highly off the mark. So they are switching from in-person interviews to phone interviews. Consider me skeptical. A looming concern is that the mainstream media exit polling will be even more inaccurate and misleading to television viewers.