Why did television networks agree, in 1980, not to predict the winner of a state's electoral votes for president until all polls in that state had closed?
a. Prematurely publicizing a presidential winner could affect congressional, state, and local elections.
b. Prematurely publicizing a presidential winner could introduce sampling errors.
c. Prematurely publicizing a presidential winner could cause exit poll respondents to shade the truth about their voting choices in close elections.
d. Incessant reporting of polling data drives viewership rates down.
a
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