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What if you look at "calling a race" as "reporting on the underlying mathematical trajectories based off of empirical vote evidence"? Given I believe that's an
by klank 6y ago
What if you look at "calling a race" as "reporting on the underlying mathematical trajectories based off of empirical vote evidence"?
Given I believe that's an accurate description of what's involved in a news organization calling a race, they're not making the news, but reporting it, albeit in a form that makes it more palatable to the average reader.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoYes but that isn’t the messaging here. “Biden won the election” is. If there is some kind of court challenge or recount that changes the outcome, it’s really bad for trust in the democratic system. Better to just be patient and wait - but patience is something lacking these days.
- kasey_junk 6y agoThis is not at all a new phenomenon. News organizations have always predicted elections before they are certified.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoAs I said in another comment, it wasn’t okay then, it’s not okay now.
- kasey_junk 6y agoBut your premise that this has something to do with peoples patience “these days” is incorrect. The AP has been calling presidential races since 1848. So perhaps you are right that this is problematic but it is neither new nor related to anything thats happened in recent history. Its hard to see why the rest of your premise is true when the rest of your assumptions are so faulty.