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The #AP Called The Race Before California Primary Just To Get More Clicks! (Original Post)
thomhartmann
Jun 2016
OP
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)1. The NJ primary started voting earlier than CA, so why not to influence that state?
Oh oh, reliably Hillary, that's why.
TwilightZone
(25,426 posts)2. They called it because they can count to 2383.
Or perform simple mathematical tasks like addition. Take your pick.
pnwmom
(108,955 posts)3. So Hartmann rejects the "conspiracy theory." Good, because it
wasn't to Hillary's benefit to suppress votes, especially in NJ where she has a huge lead.
It didn't benefit either candidate. The AP just wanted bragging rights.
proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)4. This is weird: " Voter turnout may take days to determine"
Last edited Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:55 PM - Edit history (1)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-primary-celebrities-vote-just-like-us-primary-1465339447-htmlstory.html
Voter turnout may take days to determine
2:20 P.M. David Lauter
For those unfamiliar with California elections, polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Los Angeles County then trucks (and sometimes choppers) all ballots to a central location before counting. Election day ballots typically don't even arrive until approximately 11 p.m. Pacific time. Until then, returns are early and preliminary. (But you can follow them here.)
This year, ballots postmarked by Tuesday will be counted beginning on Wednesday. So even when 100% of precincts are reported, 20% or so of the ballots will be left to count. It may take several days before we have an accurate assesment of voter turnout.
Voter turnout may take days to determine
2:20 P.M. David Lauter
For those unfamiliar with California elections, polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Los Angeles County then trucks (and sometimes choppers) all ballots to a central location before counting. Election day ballots typically don't even arrive until approximately 11 p.m. Pacific time. Until then, returns are early and preliminary. (But you can follow them here.)
This year, ballots postmarked by Tuesday will be counted beginning on Wednesday. So even when 100% of precincts are reported, 20% or so of the ballots will be left to count. It may take several days before we have an accurate assesment of voter turnout.
LINK: http://graphics.latimes.com/election-2016-california-results/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/06/07/primary-day-california/
New Voters, Few Hiccups As Californians Head To The Polls
June 7, 2016 6:30 PM
SACRAMENTO (AP) California election workers embraced an expanded electorate totaling nearly 18 million registered voters with few hiccups Tuesday.
A surge of 650,000 new voters less than two months ahead of the primary set up a potentially big turnaround from the historically low turnout of 2014.
Presidential elections draw more people to the polls, and county clerks expected turnout to reflect the drawn-out contest for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination. Elections officials in San Diego and Santa Clara counties are expecting at least 55 percent of registered voters to cast ballots. Contra Costa has been planning to accommodate 60 percent of registrants, and Alameda is hoping to hit 70 percent.
The Associated Press reported Monday that Hillary Clinton secured the number of Democratic delegates needed to become the partys presumptive presidential nominee.
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New Voters, Few Hiccups As Californians Head To The Polls
June 7, 2016 6:30 PM
SACRAMENTO (AP) California election workers embraced an expanded electorate totaling nearly 18 million registered voters with few hiccups Tuesday.
A surge of 650,000 new voters less than two months ahead of the primary set up a potentially big turnaround from the historically low turnout of 2014.
Presidential elections draw more people to the polls, and county clerks expected turnout to reflect the drawn-out contest for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination. Elections officials in San Diego and Santa Clara counties are expecting at least 55 percent of registered voters to cast ballots. Contra Costa has been planning to accommodate 60 percent of registrants, and Alameda is hoping to hit 70 percent.
The Associated Press reported Monday that Hillary Clinton secured the number of Democratic delegates needed to become the partys presumptive presidential nominee.
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MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)5. You were wise not to predict anything, Thom...
If it's not so hard to predict what may happen with Trump, you'll have to agree that we need the best Democrat in the nominations process.
Nothing can be predicted with certainty.