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With polls closing on #Israelex5 in just a few minutes, here's a thread of frequently asked questions that I get every election. I will add to them if and as it becomes necessary.
Q: Why don't you cover exit polls?
A: Exit polls in any country are problematic; it's well known they are usually less accurate than the final pre-election polls.
Since it's only a few hours between exit polls and the results start coming in, I prefer to ignore them entirely.
A: Exit polls in any country are problematic; it's well known they are usually less accurate than the final pre-election polls.
Since it's only a few hours between exit polls and the results start coming in, I prefer to ignore them entirely.
Q: Reporters are all saying that __ has gained/lost a seat. Why don't you have that result yet?
A: Since I'm not a reporter, I don't have inside connections at the CEC. All I can go by is the official vote tabulations at votes25.bechirot.gov.il. I update whenever that site does.
A: Since I'm not a reporter, I don't have inside connections at the CEC. All I can go by is the official vote tabulations at votes25.bechirot.gov.il. I update whenever that site does.
In advance of reporting on the #Israelex4 results tonight, here's a thread of frequently asked questions that I get every election. I will be adding to it periodically over the course of the day.
Q: Why don't you cover exit polls?
A: Exit polls in any election are problematic; it's well known they are usually less accurate than the final pre-election polls (though Israel's polling moratorium law mitigates that somewhat).
A: Exit polls in any election are problematic; it's well known they are usually less accurate than the final pre-election polls (though Israel's polling moratorium law mitigates that somewhat).
But this cycle's exit polls will be even less useful than usual. Thanks to the pandemic, the CEC set up extra ballot boxes to prevent crowding and infection.
So I will be particularly insistent on ignoring them this time around.
So I will be particularly insistent on ignoring them this time around.
