> You should think things through and pay attention to the unwanted consequences of these sort of claims. Who is "you" here? The media organizations are the on

> You should think things through and pay attention to the unwanted consequences of these sort of claims. Who is "you" here? The media organizations are the one making the calls and defining the processes for doing so, not some random on HN. > It makes no sense to argue in favor of taking shortcuts in the election process citing arcane arguments and models, The media calling the election is not part of the formal election process. If the media calls the election wrongly they just get humiliated when the final results come in and they are proven wrong. The media doesn't decide the election result.