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The news networks have not called a winner because a close election makes people watch the news. Once the election is over, they do other things. It is that simple.
wryter2000
(46,125 posts)Bastards
whathehell
(29,100 posts)due to frustration and/ or boredom.
bdamomma
(63,955 posts)the "corporate Media" have their own agenda.
whathehell
(29,100 posts)-- going to news intermittently, but I know what you mean about the Media -- If I heard one more pundit chide the Dems for "not closing the deal", I was going to shoot the TV.
marie999
(3,334 posts)wryter2000
(46,125 posts)Pennsylvania
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)MineralMan
(146,345 posts)People want the election to be over. Once it is, they can start being anxious about other things like the exploding COVID-19 pandemic.
Anyone with any sense at all can see that Biden is the winner. You just have to look at the numbers. Trump has no chance whatsoever at this point.
joshcryer
(62,286 posts)And Trump isn't going to concede. I don't see the transition funds being released (and access to the White House for transition procedures) happening until the votes are certified in the states that give Biden the EV to win.
Magoo48
(4,722 posts)Corporate greedy has its nasty little digits all over this.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)KentuckyWoman
(6,697 posts)But I do not think that is why this will take time. This is not instant. It is a close race ... which boggles the mind ...
What it means is all those ballot types we don't normally need for a decision matter this time. Normally we get a call and then they can look at all these other ballots not in an international limelight. This stuff is painstaking.
All we can do is wait, don't be pushy, and let these workers do their job. This is a patriotic thing they are doing.
bdamomma
(63,955 posts)ballots to be counted overwhelming some states. Election workers get all the kudos, not the media.
coti
(4,612 posts)Biden will get 306 EVs. That's not close. The only thing making it "close" is the networks' unwillingness to call the damned states Biden won.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)However, after today, fatigue will set in. It's getting to the point people will go on about their regular Sunday routine tomorrow
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)I expect a call today for those reasons.
Don't want to mess with THOSE cash cows.
MineralMan
(146,345 posts)They will project the winner. Maybe today. If we knew the guest lineup for the Sunday morning bullshit punditry shows, we'd know if they were going to announce their final projections today.
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)Yes, I've been following this since Tuesday, but I'm becoming drained by it. If it doesn't get called today, I'm gonna go about picking up a few groceries and watch NFL football tomorrow, and if they call it tomorrow, so be it.
bdamomma
(63,955 posts)about this$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)We get to see Biden's victory speech and we get coverage of what to look forward to with the President-elect.
MineralMan
(146,345 posts)Folks are getting bored with this.
Demsrule86
(68,768 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)mathematical certainty when declaring the winner. It sounds like the painfully slow process to obtain that level of certainty is almost done. This should limit the Anuses options in contesting the results and throw water on his claims of fraud.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)The margins are still rather thin with enough uncertainty in remaining votes that it seems wise to achieve a higher level of certainty before calling the race. Since they've meandered this far down the path, they figure, why not wait until the level of certainty rises to a more comfortable level. If you read the Politco article about the wild conspiracy theories - not just from the "president", but now from Republican leaders, you'd want to be very sure of your footing before calling this thing if you were in the non right-wing media.
yardwork
(61,748 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,454 posts)Most of them are just number crunchers.
yardwork
(61,748 posts)That's the context in which decisions are made.
LAS14
(13,790 posts).. in PA. That is that there are 20,000 or so provisional ballots to count, which will be counted last. They don't have any history to predict how those will break out. Could be, since many of them represent mistakes, there will be more from (stupid) Republicans. They have to get a margin to cover that.
coti
(4,612 posts)and he's only been gaining ground for days. That's not changing. It's over.
People need to stop desperately searching for reasons not to anger Il Douche.
LAS14
(13,790 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,454 posts)Its almost as bad as the no evidence claims of the Trumpers.
In fact some insiders are saying the networks are a little frustrated with the decision desks because they want to be first in calling the race.