Anybody know how the heck the networks beat the state?

[KSinTX]

How is it that CNN has 85% votes reported when the state site has 80%? I've been trying to figure this out all evening. It may have been true in past and I never even caught it? But how does that work?

[johnnydrama]

1. I think the state website is f'd a bit

Weird thing just happened.

Hillary went from 1051051 votes to 1043099 votes while Obama went from 855332 to 862029.

Miscount someplace?

[KSinTX]

3. Are you getting 3 Obamas and 1 Hillary then vice versa?

I'm freaking out trying to follow this thing over there! God, there was even a time when 3 McCains were there. For the love of all that is holy, isn't one of those enough??

[City Lights]

11. I was getting that earlier, before it went down for maintenance. nt

[MadMaddie]

2. They are falling prey to trying to project before the official

numbers are in. They are doomed to repeat the same mistake over and over again.

[KSinTX]

4. Wish the states would hold info until everything's counted and ready to go. nt

[MadMaddie]

12. That would make too much sense.

[Imalittleteapot]

5. Planting people at the polls to report the tallies

to the networks as soon as the votes are counted - maybe?

[KSinTX]

6. Yeah, but they said the exit polls were too close to call.

It all mystifies me. Well, at least with the site being behind (and possibly more accurate) I can find joy in that, I suppose!

[uponit7771]

7. Exit polling vs real polling, we wont know the REAL number until Friday

[KSinTX]

8. So it WAS the exit poll. Thanks, much. nt

[OzarkDem]

9. Networks have more staff

Boards of Elections are busy counting votes and probably don't have enough staff or funds to keep their web sites updated so frequently.

[KSinTX]

10. That makes sense. Thank you! nt