Thanks for sharing your experience with MARG and Emma Tarlo's work.

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Zainab Bawa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Exit polls cannot
> capture people's perceptions of what constitutes government, good
> governance practices, accountability, justice, etc. These are highly
> subjective notions which change according to contexts.

Aren't exit polls supposed to ask voters who they voted for as opposed
to their perception of good governance?

> Moreover, there are numerous rationalities at play when it comes to a
> voting decision.

I suspect one of the significant factors that polls don't capture well
is the actual proportion of turnout of the various vote banks.

Thaths
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