Exit Polls

That sucked.
Hey, thanks for that early exit poll information -- it was really awesome for, like, four hours when I was allowing myself to feel that bizarre emotion called "hope." Made the crushing disappointment that much more throbbing.

Anyway, check out the national exit polls here. The base strategy prevails.

White people: 57% to 42% Bush
White men, 61% to 38% Bush
Black people: 89% Kerry
College grads: 50% Kerry, 48% Bush
Democrats: 89% Kerry, 10% Bush
Republicans: 93% Bush, 7% Kerry
Independents: 50% Kerry, 48% Bush
Jewish: 76% Kerry, 24% Bush (Bush +5% from 2000)

Also, it was nearly 60% turnout. Lots of conventional wisdom out the door this election (incumbent rule, high turnout helps Democrats, etc).