If leaking the early exit polls was an attempt to help Kerry build momentum, it backfired big time.
I was in a battleground state, working as part of the RNC 72 Hour Get Out the Vote effort. I can tell you that when that info came in, the Bush volunteers went into overdrive. Our phone banks were still operating at 6:50 p.m., telling targeted Republican voters to get in line if they had not yet voted. I imagine that the same thing happened in all battleground states. The GOP had its act together. The exit poll data likely increased Bush turnout and depressed Kerry's. I mean, would you go stand in line for hours to vote for someone who had already won?
Ah-HAAA! This sounds exactly like another dirty trick dreamed up by that wascally Kawl Wove.
Isn't campaigning Republican against the law?
I was asked why I would close my business to be a poll watcher in the state of Maryland. My answer was plain and simple to get the popular vote up for our President. Between precints I heard the exit polling information on the radio and actually started shaking. When the runner came to pick up our lists of voters he said ignore what you heard and keep working! Obviously, it was a ground war and I thank God for the grace he gave all of us to be determined to get our President elected. Thank you to all of the FReepers who kept my spirits up during the weeks leading up to the election! I am glad to be back to FreeRepublic.....