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Early Voting Numbers: What's Different Since This Afternoon
The New York Times warns that early-voting data cannot reliably predict final outcomes because early voters differ demographically from the overall electorate—making uncle's spreadsheets unreliable prophecy devices.
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- The New York TimesWhy Early Voting Data Can Be Misleading
“Reading early vote totals to predict a winner is like judging dinner by the smell from the parking lot, Hank.”
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