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serbbral

(260 posts) Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:07 PM Nov 2020

Arizona Supposedly called

I know the saying goes, consider the messenger. However, why have some news outlets like FOX, AP, and now Yahoo News have called Arizona for Biden? It makes me wonder how/why have they determined that.

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Arizona Supposedly called (Original Post) serbbral Nov 2020 OP

about 2 days ago... drray23 Nov 2020 #1

AP and Fox called it nearly two days ago. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #2

Breaking news. nt LexVegas Nov 2020 #3

Positive but we will wait for the official call. Budi Nov 2020 #4

Yes, I noticed it was called days ago ...... serbbral Nov 2020 #5

I think they do have a bit more detailed info than we do. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #6

Okay thanks for the link Twilight serbbral Nov 2020 #7

Here was AP's justification (bottom tweet) yodermon Nov 2020 #8

Campaigns set up their Voter Models by Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #9

drray23

(7,627 posts)

1. about 2 days ago...

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:08 PM

Nov 2020

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

2. AP and Fox called it nearly two days ago.

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:08 PM

Nov 2020

https://apnews.com/article/ap-explains-arizona-joe-biden-bb16f91b04456b2513f40436248eb62d

LexVegas

(6,060 posts)

3. Breaking news. nt

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Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:08 PM

Nov 2020

Budi

(15,325 posts)

4. Positive but we will wait for the official call.

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:09 PM

Nov 2020

C'mon Arizona!

serbbral

(260 posts)

5. Yes, I noticed it was called days ago ......

Reply to Budi (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:16 PM

Nov 2020

but I guess I was wondering, why? Is there something they know that the rest do not know or what makes them determine that?

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

6. I think they do have a bit more detailed info than we do.

Reply to serbbral (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:17 PM

Nov 2020

serbbral

(260 posts)

7. Okay thanks for the link Twilight

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:23 PM

Nov 2020

It just seems scary, since Biden's lead is narrowing.

yodermon

(6,143 posts)

8. Here was AP's justification (bottom tweet)

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:33 PM

Nov 2020

Link to tweet

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The AP called the race in Arizona for Biden at 2:50 a.m. EST Wednesday after an analysis of ballots cast statewide concluded Trump could not catch up in the ballots left to be counted.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

9. Campaigns set up their Voter Models by

Reply to serbbral (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:53 PM

Nov 2020

precincts. And they use the public Voter Registration Data base to identify who voted for which Party in the previous Election Cycle. And their names and Addresses as well as their Phone numbers are all Public knowledge. In my precinct,my door knock and lit drops are determined by this Registration list. Also used is Census Data as a cross reference.

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