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radius777

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23. True, but the official call is the 'big moment'

Reply to JI7 (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:41 AM

Nov 2020

and thus a rating bonanza. They'll probably wait for another set of results or two then call it during prime time.

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Media is holding off calling the race just because of fears from Trump Cult ? [View all] JI7 Nov 2020 OP

yes they said as much. nt. drray23 Nov 2020 #1

Link? sarisataka Nov 2020 #7

No. It's like when GA or AZ aren't called. Claustrum Nov 2020 #2

No. Margins of Biden lead is still less than the number of votes out there... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #3

A number of states every election are called with the margin less than the votes out there. LizBeth Nov 2020 #24

Usually just the obvious ones...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #25

Penn is pretty damn obvious and has been for at least 24 hours. LizBeth Nov 2020 #28

I mean historically obvious. PA flipped last cycle, so not so obvious any more...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #30

I disagree. It was obvious to every single person I heard talking about the race for two days now. LizBeth Nov 2020 #36

Government buildings are at risk. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2020 #4

Which is friggin' stupid TDale313 Nov 2020 #5

I can understand safety concerns and if law enforcement JI7 Nov 2020 #13

I think otherwise it would have been called 24 hours ago jcgoldie Nov 2020 #6

NO. They need to look at how many absentee votes will come after. lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #8

They normally are not that cautious. Statistical Nov 2020 #17

OK but PA is notoriously mixed, so, it's a dangerous call. lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #19

Every election, in a number of states they are called without the precaution. LizBeth Nov 2020 #26

It looks to me people are wary of how MAGAt-Ameriocans may react. BKDem Nov 2020 #9

Fuck the media, pop the corks. ooky Nov 2020 #10

Maybe Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #11

No, ratings. radius777 Nov 2020 #12

But the thing is they are pretty much saying Biden will win JI7 Nov 2020 #16

True, but the official call is the 'big moment' radius777 Nov 2020 #23

No. Until the lead surpasses the outstanding ballots it should not be called. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #14

Then very few states would be called right now Johnny2X2X Nov 2020 #18

Trump's lead is way over any outstanding ballots in Texas. LeftInTX Nov 2020 #31

No it isn't Johnny2X2X Nov 2020 #35

Then half the states shouldn't have been called on election night. Statistical Nov 2020 #20

Right, but there is a very big difference when the margin is hundreds of thousands GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #21

Once again VA was called when Trump was LEADING BIDEN by 80,000 votes. Statistical Nov 2020 #22

fox wasn't afraid when they called Cha Nov 2020 #15

FOX isn't afraid to claim the earth is flat and climate change is a myth. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #32

Yes. H2O Man Nov 2020 #27

This is what I think. We might learn more about it in the future JI7 Nov 2020 #33

I thought so last night around 9 PM. tavernier Nov 2020 #29

I suspect so. ananda Nov 2020 #34

They're making money hand over fist. PTWB Nov 2020 #37