I know lots of people, on both sides of the fence, think the divergence between exit poll data and actual voting results is curious, especially given the shoddy software that runs a lot of electronic voting booths.
That being the case, I'm surprised more people haven't just asked the exit pollers themselves to explain the discrepancy. I'm sure they'd be glad to give some insights on the matter.
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I've exit polled three times. I lie every single time. If everybody does what I do, then maybe that's part of the problem. I'm going to continue to lie every single time. It's more fun that way and fucks with the system.