2016 Postmortem

mhatrw

(10,786 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:42 AM Feb 2016

Why is CNN rounding Sanders's 49.6% down to 49%?

Is anybody else getting a Bush vs. Gore vibe about that?

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Why is CNN rounding Sanders's 49.6% down to 49%? (Original Post) mhatrw Feb 2016 OP

0 through four rounds down, 5 through 9 rounds up, duh! rocktivity Feb 2016 #1

It was up as 50/50 Nite Owl Feb 2016 #2

They're also adding in the 8 "pledged" superdelegates to their final count... having Hillary up Fearless Feb 2016 #3

Because they don't understand rounding. SheilaT Feb 2016 #4

They understand the symbolic value of 50-49 vs. 50-50 just fine. mhatrw Feb 2016 #6

Seems like it was only four years ago rocktivity Feb 2016 #7

It is currently 49.8% to 49.6% Matariki Feb 2016 #5

LOL. Iowans are socialists is this CNN guy's meme. mhatrw Feb 2016 #9

Hold on, let me get my.......... Darb Feb 2016 #8

Back to 50-50 now. LOL. Math wins. mhatrw Feb 2016 #10

Why is no raw vote measured? mhatrw Feb 2016 #11

WHAT the FUCK? I turned the channel and when I came back it went back to 50-49! mhatrw Feb 2016 #12

rocktivity

(45,008 posts)

1. 0 through four rounds down, 5 through 9 rounds up, duh!

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:45 AM

Feb 2016

But Hillary's the candidate with more campaign advertising money to spend.

rocktivity

Nite Owl

(11,303 posts)

2. It was up as 50/50

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:50 AM

Feb 2016

Went to a commercial and came back as 50/49
Got the same vibe, they got a call from someone
Now they have all night to fudge things up.

Fearless

(18,458 posts)

3. They're also adding in the 8 "pledged" superdelegates to their final count... having Hillary up

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:51 AM

Feb 2016

By more of course than the 22-21 it should be currently seen as, as they don't commit their votes til the convention.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. Because they don't understand rounding.

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:05 AM

Feb 2016

A lot of people don't.

Most people didn't do very well in math. A lot of people are actually very proud that they flunked algebra the first time out. Even though rounding is something they should have learned by sixth grade.

SheilaT who took calculus at the age of 47 and is very, very proud of the B she earned in that course.

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

6. They understand the symbolic value of 50-49 vs. 50-50 just fine.

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:09 AM

Feb 2016

And that means they are misreporting the numbers in a crazy biased manner.

rocktivity

(45,008 posts)

7. Seems like it was only four years ago

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:09 AM

Feb 2016

when I was rooting for Mitt Romney to end up with 47.49 per cent of the vote, which would "officially" make it the 47 percent he was rooting for!

rocktivity

Matariki

(18,775 posts)

5. It is currently 49.8% to 49.6%

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:07 AM

Feb 2016

CNN is full of shite, which is your answer

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

9. LOL. Iowans are socialists is this CNN guy's meme.

Reply to Matariki (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:12 AM

Feb 2016

Darb

(2,807 posts)

8. Hold on, let me get my..........

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:10 AM

Feb 2016

OK, cool, go ahead.

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

10. Back to 50-50 now. LOL. Math wins.

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:18 AM

Feb 2016

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

11. Why is no raw vote measured?

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:24 AM

Feb 2016

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

12. WHAT the FUCK? I turned the channel and when I came back it went back to 50-49!

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:55 AM

Feb 2016

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