Why is NBC saying Warnock leading in Senate runoff?

[Kennah]

Walker is leading in the counts on screen?

1,593,861 Walker
1,591,939 Warnock

[Johnny2X2X]

1. The race is over.

Warnock will win.

[Claustrum]

2. Because most of the votes left are from blue counties

But he isn't "leading" until those votes actually get counted in those blue counties. But the expectation is that Warnock is leading.

[AkFemDem]

4. Blink again.

[Windy City Charlie]

5. NBC has called it

It's over

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. From MSNBC:

The Georgia vote goes through three counting stages. First, the initial Dem jump from urban areas, followed by a rural GOP surge, ending with a final urban Dem wave coming from same day voting. We’re now nearing the end of the second stage.

[DemocraticPatriot]

7. I saw that anomily...

at one point, the graphics said that Walker was leading,
but Warnock was actually leading in the count listed... lol

someone will be reprimanded---


AND MSNBC AT THIS MOMENT, PROJECTS WARNOCK AS THE WINNER!!!


WHOOOHOOOOO!!!!

[W_HAMILTON]

8. Because they know approximately how many votes are left to be reported...

...and know the approximate composition of how those votes will shake out (based on where the votes are coming from etc.) so they can project that Warnock leads based on that.