Exit Polls, and Why the Primary Was Not Stolen From Bernie Sanders

The background music of my life is the steady drumbeat of tweets about how Hillary Clinton stole the presidential primary from Bernie Sanders. …

The allegations are remarkably consistent. They go like this: Mr. Sanders did better in the early exit polls than he did in the final result. Therefore, Mrs. Clinton probably stole the election. …

All of this starts with a basic misconception: that the exit polls are usually pretty good. CONT.

Nate Cohn, New York Times

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