Drudge now with linkless headline "R 53% O 46%". Not sure what he's reporting. Is this an exit poll estimate?
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Noel Sheppard (@NoelSheppard) November 07, 2012Drudge’s main headline has Romney up by seven points over Obama, but it’s not clear where these numbers are coming from. The headline link is to an AP article that summarizes the buildup to the final Romney-Obama face-off; the article makes no mention of any polling from this evening.
Drudge appears to be trolling the entire known universe right now.—
RB (@RBPundit) November 07, 2012
Does Matt Drudge know something the rest of us don’t?
Time will tell …
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Update:
Drudge seems pretty excitable tonight. In a matter of minutes, the numbers in his headlines have changed dramatically. We were only able to get a couple of screen grabs before the headline changed:
The headline still links to the same AP article. And Twitterers are still trying to solve the mystery:
Drudge is trying to personally screw with my with his linkless stats. #StopItMattDrudge—
Dr. Kanko (@kankokage) November 07, 2012
What is this Drudge headline R 53 O 46?—
Robert (@RobertDaneCA) November 07, 2012
@jamiedupree Where is Drudge getting R 53% O 46%?—
Jeanne Scoggins (@tigerlillysnana) November 07, 2012
The Drudge linkless stat is killing me.—
Dr. Kanko (@kankokage) November 07, 2012
@AriFleischer any idea where @drudge is getting his percentages?—
Jason Hunsberger (@jnhunsberger) November 07, 2012
WTF Drudge?—
Jambu Shambu (@jambu_Shambu) November 07, 2012
Drudge is obviously having a good time with all of us tonight.
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(@BiasedGirl) November 07, 2012
@NoelSheppard I need a Drudge decoder ring. What does it mean????—
DeanW (@TexasDeano) November 07, 2012
Drudge is upping his Romney % to 54% is he trying to make media shit themselves?—
Gary (@garyalan82) November 07, 2012
Drudge saying 52-47?? Where's source? Every finger and toe crossed. If Romney is truly leading indies by 15 he has a great shot…—
Darren A. Lee (@Thatcherite39) November 07, 2012
Is Drudge just trying to trend on Twitter with these percentages or what is the numbers he is showing lol—
Gary (@garyalan82) November 07, 2012
Anyone know what the Drudge headline R 54 O 45 means?!—
Nancy Rasmussen (@nrasmuss) November 07, 2012
NewsBusters’ Noel Sheppard has a theory:
Drudge headline now R 54% O 45%. I think what he's doing here is real time ticker of reported vote totals.—
Noel Sheppard (@NoelSheppard) November 07, 2012
Several Twitterers believe Drudge is updating the popular vote numbers in real time:
@NoelSheppard dude it's the popular vote drudge has up—
Andrea (@NoMas3781) November 07, 2012
Drudge's site is fun constantly updating the popular vote. Right now it's R 51% O 48%!!—
Aslan's Girl (@Aslans_Girl) November 07, 2012
One thing’s for sure:
If I had a dollar for every time i've refreshed Drudge today I could probably retire—
Sam Nelson (@realSamNelson) November 07, 2012
Same here. Whew!
