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CNN just called AZ for Biden. LOL. (Original Post) mobeau69 Nov 2020 OP
'Bout feckin' time! Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #1
About a Week after Fox Did... modrepub Nov 2020 #2
Their Decision Desk is probably the best in the business. bearsfootball516 Nov 2020 #3
They basically followed BlueMTexpat Nov 2020 #8
Only a week and a half after the election Roland99 Nov 2020 #4
Did Blitzer announce it? Renew Deal Nov 2020 #5
They actually called it around 10 PM last night.... George II Nov 2020 #6
"Breaking" News these days is a joke. mobeau69 Nov 2020 #10
Yes, and yes. That's vivid in my memory. I was in high school that day and they sent us home early. George II Nov 2020 #11
coming soon to a Twitter near you durablend Nov 2020 #7
OMG! MoonRiver Nov 2020 #9

modrepub

(4,102 posts)
2. About a Week after Fox Did...
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 07:50 AM
Nov 2020

Say what you will about FOX, their election calls are generally early and right.

bearsfootball516

(6,711 posts)
3. Their Decision Desk is probably the best in the business.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:04 AM
Nov 2020

And that's the only good thing I can say about Fox.

BlueMTexpat

(15,689 posts)
8. They basically followed
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:19 AM
Nov 2020

the AP calls, as did The Guardian, my go-to election site: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/nov/12/us-election-results-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-electoral-college-votes

Of course, they took a lot of flack from tRump and his Grumpy GOPers and Jared called Rupert Murdoch to complain about the early call.

Fox didn't budge: a small step forward.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. They actually called it around 10 PM last night....
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:37 AM
Nov 2020

The result didn't change much but the number of outstanding votes went down to the point where there aren't enough for trump to come back.

mobeau69

(12,374 posts)
10. "Breaking" News these days is a joke.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 11:11 AM
Nov 2020

Back in the days of good journalism this was breaking news. BTW, this still is emotional for me.




George II

(67,782 posts)
11. Yes, and yes. That's vivid in my memory. I was in high school that day and they sent us home early.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 12:06 PM
Nov 2020

It was a 90 minute subway trip home, and I walked in the door just as Walter Cronkite was taking off his glasses.

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