1.   There were few reports on the decision by the National Election Pool to drop 19 states from its exit polling.  What type of bias did the media display by under-reporting this information to voters?

2.  Do you think the AP and networks purposely chose a majority of Republican-leaning states to remove from its exit polling?  Explain your answer. (If you answered no, why do you think the National Election Pool chose those particular states to drop from its exit polling?  Coincidence, random, etc.?)

3.  How might the elimination of a majority of red states from exit polls affect reporting on election results? 

4.  In this post, Mr. Blumer asks "Why exclude deep-red (Republican) Texas but not deep-blue (Democratic), heavily populated, and likely non-competitive California, Illinois, or New York?  Do you think Mr. Blumer has a valid question?  Explain your answer.