Support aside, I really hate when the networks 'call' races without any vote counts being released

[Joe the Revelator]

Can't they at least make sure the numbers match the exit polling for 15-20 minutes?

[RobertEarl]

1. Besides

It is not winner take all ... Bernie won some delegates.

[scscholar]

2. How else are they going to influence elections?

[metroins]

3. I don't mind

They're usually right.

And I don't have to think about that state anymore.

[Joe the Revelator]

7. I like to think that they actually count my vote at some point

[metroins]

8. When it's a landslide, it's a landslide.

[SCantiGOP]

10. The reason they wait for the polls to close

is what happened in 1984. They declared Reagan the winner a little after 7:00, which of course was 4:00 on the west coast. Very reliable evidence that several Congressional races were flipped because more than half the country in large part stopped voting. So all media agreed not to call a race before polls close.
But, by the time the polls close the results are pretty much known. I was hearing from Dem HQ in SC that Clinton would get over 80% early Saturday afternoon, even though the last polls weren't anywhere near that.

[noretreatnosurrender]

4. I agree

In our last election they called the race before the polls closed in all of our counties. I called them on the phone and complained. I'm sure I'm not the only one because they removed the info from their scroll until the polls closed in the rest of the state. Asshats.

[Codeine]

5. They could have called those two states in December.

Some results are a given.

[brooklynite]

6. Unless you're prepared to wait for an absolute 100% count...

...you're relying on the expertise of statisticians and data analysts This is what they're paid for.

Were you under the impression that Vermont would be closer?

[Joe the Revelator]

9. True, however there have been instances of exit polls being wrong...all I'm saying is...

...I like it better when they at least confirm that the votes are following the exit polling.