RE: exit polls - I think it is useful to look at it and discuss it for two reasons. First, it is going to be everywhere anyway. Second, it 2004, we here at FR were able to debunk it in about 3 minutes.
OK...just because it will be everywhere doesn't make it valuable or useful. I am of the opinion that exit polls as a predictive tool is on the way to the dust bin. It has been shown to be extremely unreliable and it favors the Dims AND it depresses Republican turnout due to the MSM calling races BEFORE all voters have voted (Hint: Florida in 2000, especially in the panhandle).
I don't understand the ban either. Even those who insist the exit polls are useless will be watching them intently. This simply means we'll all have to leave FR every few minutes.
I swear I just hear Lucianne G. on Cavuto say there are no exit polls. I also think someone else mentioned that there are no exit polls for midterms, FWIW