npr.org — "We require for instance that there be uniform voting procedures throughout an entire nation. In the US you've got not only [fragmentation] from one state to another, but also from one county to another." (NPR interview with Jimmy Carter. Scroll down 2/3 of the page for relevant text. Audio link at top of linked page: go to time index 4:35 min:sec)
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Closed AccountNov 7, 2006
Are you kidding me? There are people out there that actually listen to what Jimmy Carter has to say? He clearly was one of the worst presidents this country has ever seen. Carter is an embarrassment to every citizen of the US.
scottcNov 7, 2006
"That is statistically impossible."Only if you assume that the voters feel free to tell the truth to the poll takers. As I pointed out above, that's not always the case, especially in the countries that the Carter Center works in.
gojedaNov 7, 2006
"Only if you assume that the voters feel free to tell the truth to the poll takers. As I pointed out above, that's not always the case, especially in the countries that the Carter Center works in."No, that would still be impossible. If you read the article the articles breakdown like this:Official Results: 58% for Chavez, 42% for the oppositionExit Polling: 41% for Chavez, 59% for the oppositionSo again, not only was the exit polling wrong in a not-so-close race, but it was wrong in an almost perfectly mathematically possible way. It doesn't work that way unless there is some artificial tampering on either side.Again, exit pollsters managed to get answers from 90% of voters after casting their votes, which is underheard of. They had the most complete set of information to work with, and the results were in almost perfect disagreement.
scottcNov 7, 2006
"Only if you assume that the voters feel free to tell the truth to the poll takers"What part of that don't you understand? You are still assuming that they answered the questions honestly.
scottcNov 9, 2006
You obviously didn't read the article.
corporate70Nov 10, 2006
but he does have a point about the purple dye thing. I think that is an awesome idea.