Mark, maybe you can answer this question. I've never understood the attention that the networks get for "calling" the election for a candidate. Who cares what they say? Surely the votes will be tallied and they'll have to change their call if it's wrong. But if Fox says that Trump wins every state, does that have meaning? Why did the Tru…
Mark, maybe you can answer this question. I've never understood the attention that the networks get for "calling" the election for a candidate. Who cares what they say? Surely the votes will be tallied and they'll have to change their call if it's wrong. But if Fox says that Trump wins every state, does that have meaning? Why did the Trump people get all up in arms over Fox calling Arizona for Trump in 2020, as even if they'd not done so, the facts would have been that Biden won? If there is some legitimacy given to a network's early declarations, what kind of demented system is this?
Heidi, the networks get that attention because that's what the overwhelming majority of viewers/listeners are waiting for. I sure don't tune in to listen to the blather of talking heads. OK, I am interested in the commentary of a handful of generally well-informed and perceptive talking heads, but the rest of it is just filler.
Mark, maybe you can answer this question. I've never understood the attention that the networks get for "calling" the election for a candidate. Who cares what they say? Surely the votes will be tallied and they'll have to change their call if it's wrong. But if Fox says that Trump wins every state, does that have meaning? Why did the Trump people get all up in arms over Fox calling Arizona for Trump in 2020, as even if they'd not done so, the facts would have been that Biden won? If there is some legitimacy given to a network's early declarations, what kind of demented system is this?
Heidi, the networks get that attention because that's what the overwhelming majority of viewers/listeners are waiting for. I sure don't tune in to listen to the blather of talking heads. OK, I am interested in the commentary of a handful of generally well-informed and perceptive talking heads, but the rest of it is just filler.