The CNN National Exit Poll

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The exit polls that I saw last night seemed to have a very large gender gap in turnout. I thought they had FL and OH in Kerry in those polls, so it will be interesting to see what the insides of them are.

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I wish they asked people how long they stayed in line and when they arrived. It seems that some precints in Ohio had fewer machines than they had in the past. In Louisiana, I heard that they had polling places not yet opened at 2pm.

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Rove looks like a genius today. Got the hispanics he needed, got the evangelicals... without that first debate it wouldn't have been close at all, and that wasn't Rove's fault.

I think the Catholic vote might also be the issue. The Republicans had links even just for Catholics on their website, and got the Church to reverse it's position on abortion (some said gays, too) being the deciding issue when chosing how to vote.

[dougrhess]

Rove looks like a genius today. Got the hispanics he needed, got the evangelicals... without that first debate it wouldn't have been close at all, and that wasn't Rove's fault.

I think the Catholic vote might also be the issue. The Republicans had links even just for Catholics on their website, and got the Church to reverse it's position on abortion (some said gays, too) being the deciding issue when chosing how to vote.

Huh? No comprehende.  The Catholic church was pro-choice???

No. It didn't in the past make it the deciding issue as some Bishops did this year in their statements. In the past the message was more one of "weigh all the issues".