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November 02, 2004
Pennsylvania | WMGK "Exit Poll"

Philadelphia radio station WMGK is holding an “exit poll” at the 8th and Vine Street exit from the Vine Street Expressway today. Honk once for Bush, twice for Kerry. They have placed a station worker on the corner to record votes.

They’ve apparently had a few questions:
“If I’m in an unregistered car and I honk, does my vote count?”
“If you hear a honk from a few blocks away, is that an absentee ballot?”

Reportedly, people are unwilling to honk when the light is red - choosing instead to do a rolling vote once the light turns green. Given my experience with Philly traffic and personalities (it gets pretty heated in rush hour traffic), I can understand the desire to avoid confrontation!



Posted by Mark Smith at November 2, 2004 08:31 AM | TrackBack
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