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No, it's not too early. Contrary to popular myths, election polls almost always get the winner right, even if they're way off on the margin. Furthermore, exit polls are considered in many countries more accurate than official counts due to issues like mechanical/procedural failures and plain fraud. The Florida incident is mischaracterized as an exit poll failure, when news media recount of the entire state showed Al Gore had indeed won.
It's time we get other countries to monitor our voting booths. The more informed people know all about black-box voting and other shenanigans. All those broken machines and long lines would not be acceptable in other developed countries.
Alright, Obama supporters can now go back to taking any chance they get to take potshots at Clinton, although I'd prefer them posting in a blog that actually discusses the pros and cons of the candidates.
