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Why do they count a state as having been won by a candidate after only 5%, 10%, or even 25% of the total precincts are reported? That cannot possibly have given
by chill1 14y ago
Why do they count a state as having been won by a candidate after only 5%, 10%, or even 25% of the total precincts are reported? That cannot possibly have given a candidate the 51% they need to carry the state.
- cdcox 14y agoBecause history and polls essentially show that the other candidate winning that state is impossible. They wait until voting closes in that state before calling it as a courtesy. The majority of states could have been called weeks in advance.
- pebb 14y agoHe who casts a vote decides nothing. He who counts the votes decides everything
- ars 14y agoThere are only 9 states that are actually in question (the battleground states). All the others are known well in advance. They pretend they don't know till the polls close, but it's just to avoid discouraging voters. Load this: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/scenarios http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/scenario... and mark the 9 states as they call them, and you'll know who won.
- Evbn 14y agoAnnoyingly, that site now redirects to results reporting. Or only on mobile?
- bryanlarsen 14y agoOnly on mobile. On the desktop it includes the current results but is still basically the decision tree. However, it doesn't let you choose the states that are already decided. (New Hampshire at the moment).