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NBC: Vote leads as of 8:14am Saturday (Original Post) edbermac Nov 2020 OP
There has NEVER been an election Brainstormy Nov 2020 #1
Allowing repukes time to judge shop SheltieLover Nov 2020 #4
That seems to be the case Windy City Charlie Nov 2020 #7
Yup SheltieLover Nov 2020 #9
It makes perfect sense... FarPoint Nov 2020 #6
Just go to vote by mail central scrutinizer Nov 2020 #10
Thank you for posting! apcalc Nov 2020 #2
So nothing new since last night D_Master81 Nov 2020 #3
That's the crazy thing Windy City Charlie Nov 2020 #8
Media is trying too hard to please magats SheltieLover Nov 2020 #5

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
1. There has NEVER been an election
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:34 AM
Nov 2020

when this great a percentage of votes were in and the lead was this significant that the networks wouldn't call it. Crazy.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
4. Allowing repukes time to judge shop
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:38 AM
Nov 2020

Not that the media calling it would stop them, but it is never about truth, it is always perception that holds sway.

Absolutely unconscionable that they are not sticking a fork in chump's pipe dreams!

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
7. That seems to be the case
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:48 AM
Nov 2020

It's as if they're waiting for Trump to exhaust his challenges first. They don't want to call it in case one of Trump's challenges is successful.

FarPoint

(12,336 posts)
6. It makes perfect sense...
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:46 AM
Nov 2020

The mail-in-ballot opportunity was a "healthy choice". ...Standing in line with covid-19 in the mix was a risk many did not wish to exercise....

Captain Chaos was the catalyst to access the safe and easy voting option... Voting increased to mega proportions and the mail-in votes are the last to count...in most states...not all...We can refine the steps for next election.

apcalc

(4,463 posts)
2. Thank you for posting!
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:36 AM
Nov 2020

These leads, given the total number of votes, represent a teensy percentage.
But they do represent a decent number of votes.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
3. So nothing new since last night
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:37 AM
Nov 2020

Imagine a candidate that is up by 30k votes with most remaining votes from that candidates party that traditionally votes that way, yet all the tv networks want to be “careful”. As if suddenly those counties will start spitting out massive amounts of votes for his opponent when the count for days hasn’t shown anything close

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
8. That's the crazy thing
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:50 AM
Nov 2020

Biden's lead continues to grow, yet they're going with the thinking that there's a chance Trump can still win these states.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
5. Media is trying too hard to please magats
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:42 AM
Nov 2020

Will "being careful" stop magats histrionic claims of "false news?" Hell no.

Ironic that magats feed on false news, isn't it?

This is sickening.

They are attempting to delegitimize Joe's overwhelming and decisive victory to please terrorists, imo.

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