New York – No Exit Polling After Mayoral Race For the First Time Since 1985

On Election Day next week, for the first time since 1985, there will be no exit polling in New York

Normally, news organizations gather together to survey voters as they leave the polls. That information helps determine the makeup of the electorate and helps analysts draw conclusions about the success or failure of campaigns.

“We’re back to the dark ages before exit polls,” a Baruch College professor of public affairs, Douglas Muzzio, said. “Before the exit poll, it was guesswork and looking at actual voting from precincts. We’re back to square one. We’re really in the dark ages, and we’re in the dark.”