My local fish wrap just called AZ for Biden

[central scrutinizer]

2 minutes ago

https://www.registerguard.com/

Now at 264 EV

SOurce? AP?

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I've been seeing 264 for two days

[PTWB]

8. Not from most places.

AP / Fox called AZ very early (prematurely). That doesn't mean they were wrong about who will win - just that they were wrong to have called it when the winner was still (and is still) not clear.

AZ is leaning Biden. Perhaps even likely Biden. Trump hasn't quite been making the margins he needs to overtake Biden's lead... but it's still going to be awfully close and there are more than enough outstanding votes left that if the trends change, Trump could easily overtake Biden's lead.

Joe will probably win AZ but it isn't fair to our process to claim that he already has.

[still_one]

2. They call Arizona it is over because Nevada will be ours

[Ohiogal]

3. Why is CNN stuck on 253 when all others have been saying 264 for days?

[central scrutinizer]

4. NYTimes is at 253 as well

They haven’t updated their headlines much either

[Thekaspervote]

5. The difference is AZ 11 EC votes

[Cha]

6. I don't think I've ever seen cable news fight to be *last* to call a clearly-over election.

Link to tweet

People are anxious.. I don't want to rush them or anything!

[Ohiogal]

7. That was my thought, as well!

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. This is correct, but they know viewers will stop watching as soon as it is called

They will lose half their audience.

[Cha]

11. Yeah, it does seem like they're

milking the ol cliff hanger.

Hopefully it will be called Saturday or Sunday!

[MagickMuffin]

10. MSNBC has Biden 253 the other dude 214

So, it's not just CNN.