It beat the art film Exit Through the Gift Shop putting to rest any worries the Academy might have had about street artist Banksy (who directed the film) trying to accept his award in a monkey mask.

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The art of polling is anticipating who will vote, and early numbers from exit polls show that the majority of polls that forecast victories for the Republicans painted an accurate picture of the electorate.

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Meanwhile, Aaron Brown and Larry King report from New York's Times Square in front of the state-of-the-art, 96-screen Nasdaq video wall, presenting real-time vote information, exit polls and analysis of key state races across the country.

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