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ColinC

(11,098 posts) Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:13 PM Nov 2021

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NJ Governor: Murphy expands lead to 1.6% with still 8% of votes remaining [View all]

As his lead expands, the results get buried further in the web, so even if he pulls out a 3-5 point victory after it is all said and done, the narrative in the MSM that this was a squeaker will stick in people's heads.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/02/us/elections/results-new-jersey.amp.html

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NJ Governor: Murphy expands lead to 1.6% with still 8% of votes remaining [View all] ColinC Nov 2021 OP

Yup JohnSJ Nov 2021 #1

Why can't Americans and their media wait a few days for final results like rest of the world? Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #2

Cause we are impatient ColinC Nov 2021 #3

The corporate media has a narrow selfserving-interest in establishing Uncle Joe Nov 2021 #8

there's only a delay now because of the high mail-in counts cadoman Nov 2021 #10

Thinking No need for new methods of counting, need new methods of patience. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #12

Are results still being updated in Virginia as well? triron Nov 2021 #4

Not that could effect the results. Those are 99.9% in ColinC Nov 2021 #5

Lead is now 1.8%. Could end up as 2% or more Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #6

Now 2.3% with still close to 5% remaining it looks like. ColinC Nov 2021 #7

TY Cha Nov 2021 #9

Welcome! ColinC Nov 2021 #11

Youngkin beat McAulliffe by 2.5% in VA. Yet the MSM continually downplayed Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #14

K&R, So democrats beat historic expectations but M$M says ... WE ... need to change ?! uponit7771 Nov 2021 #13

Up to 2.5% Tribetime Nov 2021 #15

A 3% victory might as well be a defeat. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #16

Lol ColinC Nov 2021 #17

I had to ask my Millenial daughter maxsolomon Nov 2021 #18

The only thing harder for the president's party than midterms are the ones a year before ColinC Nov 2021 #19

Yeah, i heard that maxsolomon Nov 2021 #20

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