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2016 Postmortem

writes3000

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1. But don't you see?! Clinton secretly called SDs and told them to leak their support even though...

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:08 AM

Jun 2016

Politicians are notoriously loose-lipped. Even though the EXACT SAME ANNOUNCEMENT was coming today, Clinton would rather undermine her own victory speech so she can have an excuse for the CA primary which....doesn't matter!

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The AP has covered a lot of elections. They have written procedures. [View all] gollygee Jun 2016 OP

But don't you see?! Clinton secretly called SDs and told them to leak their support even though... writes3000 Jun 2016 #1

I'd love to have an interview with the reporters in question. joshcryer Jun 2016 #2

They generally don't like to make themselves the news. gollygee Jun 2016 #3

True. joshcryer Jun 2016 #6

They don't get to make up lies on the news... they made up this "news".. It isn't true... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #4

Bernie has certainly had more people at his rallies gollygee Jun 2016 #5

Truth... it's decided by votes... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #15

The media does not have the luxury of determining when our election is over. Gregorian Jun 2016 #7

They have always done this gollygee Jun 2016 #8

Calling an election is different than covering an election Armstead Jun 2016 #9

LOL gollygee Jun 2016 #10

Calling it may have been planned in advance Autumn Jun 2016 #11

I'm not sure what that's supposed to show gollygee Jun 2016 #12

The graphic the AP used came from the Clinton campaign and was created 2 days in advance. Autumn Jun 2016 #19

We've known for weeks it would be -finally!- called now. So did the graphics dept. bettyellen Jun 2016 #20

Reporting =/= Predicting hellofromreddit Jun 2016 #13

They're reporting on information they've gotten from the supers gollygee Jun 2016 #14

There's a difference, though. hellofromreddit Jun 2016 #16

I mean that this is how they do it gollygee Jun 2016 #17

The unpledged delegates who call themselves 'Supers' should in fact have no voice or say until Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #18

The supers will follow the pledged delegates. stone space Jun 2016 #21