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throwaway201103 | karma 1052 | avg karma 1.73 · 2020-11-10 21:24:11+00:00

Considering the trend for people to be socially canceled, scorned, and shamed for supporting the "wrong" candidate, yes I think exit polling (and all polling for that matter) are not working. People are much more likely to either decline to respond, or they will lie.

rootusrootus | karma 23619 | avg karma 2.53 · 2020-11-10 22:04:07

> or they will lie

Apparently that isn't a problem. Yet. But non-response is.

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recursive | karma 9788 | avg karma 2.06 · 2020-11-10 16:15:30

I think mail-in ballots are a much bigger problem for exit polling than fear of being cancelled.

I cite no sources, just a hunch.

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_AzMoo | karma 588 | avg karma 3.97 · 2020-11-11 04:15:42+00:00

They are actually both problems. The fear of being "cancelled" due to poll responses is called the Bradley Effect and definitely does apply to exit polls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_effect#Exit_polling