[Magdalen] Election

[Sibyl Smirl]

It's funny -- when I was a teenager, my parents did want me to know what 
factors were involved in elections, how one voted, a bit beyond what one 
gets in Civics classes, so they'd explain why one might or might not 
vote for this or that candidate.  But when I'd ask them how they _did_ 
vote, they'd refuse to tell me, saying that the secrecy of the ballot 
and the curtained booth were very important.  I'd usually have a pretty 
good idea how they'd voted, but they would _never_ tell me.

On 2/10/16 1:46 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
> My mother was a poll reporter for ABC.
>
> They hired respected locals, figuring they knew the folks voting and would
> be less likely to be lied to than people from out-of-state.
>
> So it's a long-standing practice.
> -M
>
> On 2/9/2016 8:39 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>
>>> OK, I don't get this. The polls in NH closed just half an hour ago, but
>>> they declared the winners at least ten minutes ago. And they just said only
>>> 14% of the vote is in. So how can they already be predicting the winner??
>>>
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