• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      But, real data is used. There is not a turn out model of past elections. This is real people and real numbers being my point.

      Every time you vote, your name is checked off on precinct rolls. There’s no guessing on who has voted. Quite handy when it comes to GOTV

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        2 months ago

        But just because you vote doesn’t mean you take the poll. You can easily walk past or say no. It’s still a poll, yes it’s taken at an election facility, but it is not the same data set as the actual votes

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      2 months ago

      I think the point is that this isn’t an advance poll to see how people might vote, where people might end up changing their minds. It’s instead people who have just voted saying who they actually voted for.