Read more exit polls stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22280/exit-polls.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:16:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results: Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted Republican anyway....http://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:36:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama seems to have been a minimal factor in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, at least according to early exit polls. In Virginia, where Republican Bob McDonnell won, 55% said Obama wasn’t behind their vote; that figure was 60% in New Jersey, where the race was too...http://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41816/who-voted-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow did the first African-American president piece together such a decisive winning coalition? In Politico, David Paul Kuhn picks apart the pieces of the Barack Obama vote: Obama won a solid 43% of the white vote, matching Bill Clinton’s 1996 performance in that group and nearly Jimmy Carter’s from 1976....http://www.newser.com/story/41816/who-voted-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Nov 2008 9:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41767/state-polling-results-youre-not-seeing-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHuffington Post got its hands on the exit polling information shared with media outlets at 5pm but not reported by television networks. They show Barack Obama leading in most swing states, though the HuffPo cautions that the numbers are extremely unreliable; believe at your own risk. The list has Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/41767/state-polling-results-youre-not-seeing-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 19:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41758/economy-no-1-issue-for-62-of-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economy is the top issue for voters, today's exit polling confirmed, with 62% of those interviewed saying it was their No. 1 priority. Iraq was most important to 10%, and terrorism and health care were each named by 9%. For those most concerned with the economy, CNN said, more...http://www.newser.com/story/41758/economy-no-1-issue-for-62-of-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 tonight, a wave of exit-polling results will be distributed to media insiders, who'll try manfully to resist sharing anything that might prejudice voters—even though it will kill them. At 6 pm, the results will start rolling in, and Politico gives you a play-by-play guide to what to...http://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41733/ignore-those-exit-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExit polls can be addictive for those who can't take Election Day suspense, but poll analyst Nate Silver recommends you resist the temptation. Here's why: Exit polls have high margins of error because they are taken at only a few precincts in a state. Exit polls overstated Democratic support in...http://www.newser.com/story/41733/ignore-those-exit-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 13:25:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41685/mccain-camp-warning-exit-polls-skew-democratic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is likely to underperform in exit polls, which historically favor Democrats, writes McCain’s pollster Bill McInturff in a memo reprinted by CQ Insider. In the last two presidential elections, exit polls have shown the Democratic candidate doing better than he ultimately did in the real vote count. There’s...http://www.newser.com/story/41685/mccain-camp-warning-exit-polls-skew-democratic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 8:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41674/talking-heads-vow-restraint-sort-of.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelevision news executives have vowed they won't jump the gun and project a president-elect until one man has 270 electoral votes. And they won't count electoral votes until polls are closed, reports the Los Angeles Times . But if key states in the East and Midwest back Obama, viewers will likely...http://www.newser.com/story/41674/talking-heads-vow-restraint-sort-of.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 8:10:03 CST