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FarPoint

(13,706 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:28 PM Nov 5

I think the media is calling states as wins way too soon...

Last edited Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:57 AM - Edit history (1)

10% in and they call some states a win????

Makes me feel that calling things too early helps set up the " stolen election" cries by trumpers...or even worse yet....they are in progress of stealing votes on some level...

Just my feel of things.... lots of votes, all the votes actually need to be counted.

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I think the media is calling states as wins way too soon... (Original Post) FarPoint Nov 5 OP
They always do Groundhawg Nov 5 #1
Agreed. It's unnecessary too. kerouac2 Nov 5 #2
Back in 1980, drove to my polling place after work, it was six or seven at night, a little line, and the race was called msfiddlestix Nov 5 #6
I think you are right. BootinUp Nov 5 #3
ND SD and WY dweller Nov 5 #4
Are they doing this for trump? Is this a strategy so he can declare victory and demand the counting stop? rainin Nov 5 #5
I myself find this behavior fishy . FarPoint Nov 5 #7
I now know my sensing was spot on! FarPoint Nov 9 #8

msfiddlestix

(7,849 posts)
6. Back in 1980, drove to my polling place after work, it was six or seven at night, a little line, and the race was called
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:59 PM
Nov 5

for Reagan before I could even get my hands on a ballot. I was so damn mad and depressed, but I voted anyway. I was furious with the media calling it out so early. I live in California then as I still live here. We have mail in ballots sent to us over a month in advance (I think 6 weeks) was processed and counted a few days after returning in the drop box, and that was a few days after receiving it the mail.
I wish it was the same system nationally, the results would be reported out a lot sooner.


rainin

(3,194 posts)
5. Are they doing this for trump? Is this a strategy so he can declare victory and demand the counting stop?
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:45 PM
Nov 5

FarPoint

(13,706 posts)
8. I now know my sensing was spot on!
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 07:36 AM
Nov 9

Note that I posted this overwhelming concern while votes were suppose to be counted...at 9:28 pm Tuesday EST is when I posted...

This smells of russian interference in my opinion....

Especially since they all came in soooo fast and he won the popular vote as well....signs of greed and narcissistic thinking...." Mr. Bigley" stuff.

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