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Re:The polarization of place and the depolarization of race ... by nineplay on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:12PM (#25039301)
There's a lot of reason to doubt the exit poll data for this election. It's easy to waste ( virtual ) ink and grab headlines, but it'd be more honest to admit that we don't really know and jumping to conclusions probably isn't helping anyone.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/exit-polls-can-be-misle...

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Re:The polarization of place and the depolarization of race ... by pandorable on Monday November 09, 2020 @04:28PM (#25040157)
The article acknowledges this: "Exit polls also found that Black and Latino men in particular inched toward Trump in 2020, but these surveys are unreliable." Its argument is based on comparing results across counties with different demographics.
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