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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 08:33 PM Nov 2020

Trump is apparently confused as to why news outlets projected the election winner

as he rails against the results

Donald Trump has lost his bid for reelection, Insider and its election partner Decision Desk HQ projected Friday, but Trump has so far refused to concede the race and on Sunday expressed confusion over news outlets calling the race, which is common.

"Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be?" Trump tweeted Sunday. "We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks!"

Major news outlets, like the Associated Press, NBC News, Fox News, and The New York Times, called the election in Biden's favor after he pulled ahead in the key battleground of Pennsylvania by more than 30,000 votes, a day after Insider and DDHQ projected Biden the winner.

Trump has falsely claimed victory in the election, first in the early morning hours Wednesday following Election Day. On Saturday he in a tweet again falsely claimed victory, not long before major news outlets called the race in Biden's favor while the president golfed in Virginia.


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Trump is apparently confused as to why news outlets projected the election winner (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
He's dumber than dirt. dem4decades Nov 2020 #1
I don't remember him complaining when they called it for him in 16 n/t malaise Nov 2020 #2
And the very next day. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #17
It's dimensia. dalton99a Nov 2020 #3
And it's worsening NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2020 #5
Permanent time out ramapo Nov 2020 #4
Poor Lump of UseLESS Orange Cha Nov 2020 #6
He doesn't even sound convinced by his own bullshit. marmar Nov 2020 #7
I guess Schoolhouse Rock! never covered this subject Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #8
News outlet don't "call" the results; they report them. Totally Tunsie Nov 2020 #9
Yep they basically do the math for us Shermann Nov 2020 #12
Hmm that "Best pollster in Britain" that supports Trump's claims looks a bit sketchy Shermann Nov 2020 #10
It would be nice if Cambridge would come out and clarify ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #14
It's kind of irrelevant anyway Shermann Nov 2020 #16
Dammit! liberalmuse Nov 2020 #11
maybe its the dementia. he understood it quite clearly 4 years ago. bullimiami Nov 2020 #13
I've seen this echoed by other democracy deniers, too. n/t Beartracks Nov 2020 #15

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
9. News outlet don't "call" the results; they report them.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 08:53 PM
Nov 2020

There is a difference, which apparently Chump doesn't understand.

Shermann

(7,355 posts)
12. Yep they basically do the math for us
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 08:57 PM
Nov 2020

We could wait a few weeks for every single statistically inconsequential vote to trickle in and be counted, but MATH.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
14. It would be nice if Cambridge would come out and clarify ...
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 09:11 PM
Nov 2020

Based on the TDB article it's left as '(some other) professor says he didn't earn this degree'.

Probably true, but not terribly convincing

Shermann

(7,355 posts)
16. It's kind of irrelevant anyway
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 09:21 PM
Nov 2020

The margin of error between the polls and the election results is still all over the place, so you can't use the former to invalidate the latter.

liberalmuse

(18,670 posts)
11. Dammit!
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 08:56 PM
Nov 2020

I was thinking yesterday how nice it was that Palin and her stupid "lamestream media" retort were a thing of the past. Trump ruins everything!

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