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Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 07:01 PM Nov 2020

If the situation was reversed, would the media call it for Trump?

Updating the poll questions because they were confusing.


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No, they would want to be "fair" to Biden.
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Some media outlets would call it. Others would not. And we all know who those would be.
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Yes. They would have called it for Trump and demand that Biden concede for the good of the nation.
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Yes. And the media would be blaming Progressives (BLM, Bernie, AOC) for the loss.
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If the situation was reversed, would the media call it for Trump? (Original Post) Yavin4 Nov 2020 OP
Don't think media would have pushed Biden to concede, but GOPers sure would. Hoyt Nov 2020 #1
News outlets want to be the first to know LakeArenal Nov 2020 #2
They did in 2016 when Trump was only up by a little over 77,000 votes octoberlib Nov 2020 #3

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
2. News outlets want to be the first to know
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 07:07 PM
Nov 2020

States want to make history. All eyes glued to news outlets. 🤷🏼?♀️

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
3. They did in 2016 when Trump was only up by a little over 77,000 votes
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 07:08 PM
Nov 2020

in all the states. They called it within 8 hours.

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