Posts by Beau Salant

Few Americans made any conclusions on Election Night this year, having been forewarned by various experts, pundits, and candidates themselves that the election would likely take days to resolve. But one conclusion popped immediately: the polls were wrong. As more votes are counted, that conclusion has held, although the size of the miss gets smaller…

What do TV pundits, advocates, election data geeks, and politicians all have in common? They all want to know who voted, how they voted, and why they voted! Who wouldn’t? For years, the go-to way to do this has been through the national Exit Poll, the mythical deep-dive into the minds of the voters conducted…