Russert on the Exits

Says it looks like a "significant Obama lead" in Wisconsin. Hearing about exit polls makes me nervous.

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I know, right? You'd think they'd learned their lesson, but then there was Missouri on Super Tuesday...

I guess it's progress that they're just saying that's what the exits say, and qualifying that they may not be right.

Posted by infirm | February 19, 2008 9:08 PM

Russert also said that Clinton's core constituency is "aging white women." Ahhh, good times at MSNBC.

Posted by mankiewicz | February 19, 2008 9:13 PM

Exit polls be damned. I want REAL results. I mean, I hope the exit polls are on target, but it's actual vote totals that mean anything. Still hoping for that Obama blowout!

Posted by firebrand | February 19, 2008 9:15 PM

Nervous about your prediction?

Don't be. It was the perfect call at the perfect time.

More, please.

Posted by SoCalJustice | February 19, 2008 9:18 PM

MSNBC just called it for Obama.

Posted by BhLnyc | February 19, 2008 9:19 PM

An NBC just officially called it for Obama!

Thanks, Matt!!!

Sweet.

Posted by SoCalJustice | February 19, 2008 9:19 PM

OBAMA wins...called by msnbc

Posted by Tommy | February 19, 2008 9:20 PM

CNN exit polls look great for Obama:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/#WIDEM

Posted by TH | February 19, 2008 9:24 PM

Is this "appears to be leading" thing new? I'm not sure I've ever heard that phrasing before... don't they normally just say "too close to call" up until the point they call it?

Also, it's neat watching on CNN.com LIVE and trying to guess what odd segment they are going to run with they run out of coverage. Definitely wasn't expecting Rolls Royce.

Posted by J.W. Hamner | February 19, 2008 9:24 PM

MSNBC is calling it, but the numbers just below the headline show Obama-51 Clinton-48.

If they're wrong, this will be a disaster.

Posted by Woody Bombay | February 19, 2008 9:24 PM

Isn't Wisconsin like 90% black?

Posted by Tommy | February 19, 2008 9:27 PM

I know Tommy is joking, but the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team isn't even 90% black.

Posted by TH | February 19, 2008 9:41 PM

Isn't Wisconsin like 90% black?

Sure, black as my Irish protestant ass...

Posted by Wilson | February 19, 2008 9:41 PM

And Matt preserves his perfect record for being wrong on just about everything...

Hey, that means he's closing in on Bill Kristol!

Soon, Matt will be writing editorials for the New York Times! He can give up this lame Atlantic blog crap!

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | February 19, 2008 11:22 PM