The Exit Polls Got It Wrong Right…So?

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Fox News Channel at 8:01:20pmET last night. Brit Hume: “We do not think as of this hour that there was the chance there seemed to be earlier of an Obama absolute blowout here.”

>Related: The NYTimes’ Jim Rutenberg writes about the caution in calling Clinton the winner…

>Update: A network insider tells TVNewser the exit polls actually were right on. Here are the final exit poll numbers for the Democratic primary:
• Clinton — 39%, Obama — 37%, Edwards — 18%.

The final vote totals were:
• Clinton — 39.16% , Obama — 36.44%, Edwards — 16.93%

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