Numbers don’t lie, just confuse

Thumbs up to the Times of London for clarifying the early confusion over exit polls, which suggested that Hamas and Fatah were running neck and neck. In fact, Prime Minister Ahmed Qoreia resigned along with the entire cabinet en-masse, conceding to Hamas. The Times writes:

The discrepancy between the exit polls and today’s claims is said to be due to voting in districts, where Hamas was apparently able to capitalise on divisions within Fatah.