Colorado

Presidential exit polls available. check calculations

Time	interviews	Documents	Kerry	Bush
9.26 pm	2515	Full exit-poll 8 pages (html)	49.1%	50.9%
12.21 pm	2515	CNN page 1 (pdf) (identical to the 8.55 release)	50.2%	49.8%
		Declared result:	47.3%	52.7%

See NEP methods statement concerning the State polls 1.7% shift to Bush

Colorado Senatorial exit-poll

Time	interviews	Documents	Salz (D)	Coor (R.)
9.26 pm	2500	Full exit-poll 8 pages (html)	52.2%	47.8%
		Declared result:	52.2%	47.8%

Spot on !

As we see that the exit poll for the senatorial election in Colorado was spot on!

It should be noted that it was the same respondents who were interviewed

first on how they had voted in the presidential and then in the senatorial election.

So what is the explanation for the much less accurate exit poll

for the President?

exitpollz.org - 2004 election exit polls