Moral Kombat

Well, it seems that the exit polling articles are coming a-tricklin' in.

Last week I got my hands on a new article about the inner workings of the exit polls, and how certain options influenced voters' answers to the poll.

It seems that the phrase "moral values" was the key issue for voters, above even the economy and Iraq. Except, if "moral issues" was replaced with specific topics, they fell behind Iraq and the economy.

So what exactly does moral issues mean? To me, it seems that American voters are being bogged down daily in deep meditation on the nature of Kant's kingdom of ends. I can understand.

Seriously, though, its a shame that such a phrase could be used - its incredibly vague and doesn't, in itself, really mean anything. Even Iraq and the economy can be moral issues.

So, I propose that for the next exit poll in 2008, they go all the way and if they think moral issues in the country are "headed in the right direction".