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Ballots take weeks and in some cases months to count. We’re all familiar with projecting/crowning a winner with the understanding that it could change. But the

by aabhay 6y ago

Ballots take weeks and in some cases months to count. We’re all familiar with projecting/crowning a winner with the understanding that it could change. But the way we use won in almost all competitive contexts involve a high likelihood estimation. Including ‘winning’ a contract/deal, winning a race, etc. New information can affect outcomes.

_hyn3 6y ago
> We’re all familiar with projecting/crowning a winner with the understanding that it could change. But the title is "Biden wins", not "Biden is projected to win". It's obviously an incredibly close race, so there is a both a moral and legal onus for an even closer examination of the results. That has not happened. For example, per the NYT, Arizona has 3% votes outstanding (estimated), but the margin of victory that has been called for Biden is less than half that. The polls have just not been accurate at all this cycle (or the last), so using them to project victory is fraught with peril. > New information can affect outcomes. Indeed. ;)