If the media calls the nomination over before California polls close, they will hurt voter turnout

[Cheese Sandwich]

and hurt any other Democrats and issues that may be on the ballots. Not that they would care though since the mainstream media are mostly a bunch of boot-licking corporate shills.

[dchill]

1. It's part of the plan!

Diminished voter turnout is their mantra.

[bravenak]

2. More veiled threats and concern

[rhett o rick]

26. Clinton supports the private prisons that make profits out of imprisoning POC.

Clinton supports job killing Free Trade what the hell it's only jobs.

She supports Fracking for oil profits and to hell with the water quality for the peons.

She doesn't believe those suffering in pain should get medical marijuana because her friends at Big Pharma don't get a cut.

Clinton has supported wars that have killed over a million people and, unlike most people having empathy, supports cluster bombs that are particularly deadly to children.

[Skink]

3. The largest voter suppression ever attempted

2 Pm pst.

Atleast it will probably be the HRC crowd that stays home.

[grasswire]

4. the MSM wants her scandals for purposes of $$$$

The drama. The investigations. Bill. The Foundation.

All of it generates big bucks for media.

[Lars39]

9. Cynical git!

I'm right there with ya.

[LexVegas]

5. The nomination was over in March.

[Starry Messenger]

6. Not really. Most of us voted weeks ago--mail-in.

[Cheese Sandwich]

10. Millions of people still vote at the polls on election day

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee/

[Starry Messenger]

23. Good, then you've nothing to worry about!

[upaloopa]

7. We are use to that in CA. I can't remember the year but they called the Presidential election

while I was driving home from work at 5:00 PM.

So now many of us vote permanently absentee. I voted for Hillary weeks ago.

[still_one]

12. The OP is full of BS. There are Senate, assembly seats, propositions, local and state, etc. I have

been voting in California for more than 30 years, and I have NEVER missed an election.

I also do what you do upaloopa, I am a permanent absentee DEMOCRATIC voter

[brooklynite]

8. Because Sanders voters aren't dedicated enough to stay on line?

[still_one]

13. If that is the only item on the ballot they care about, that speaks volumes about them

[still_one]

11. No they won't hurt the voter turnout in California. There are more issues on the ballot than just

the presidential primary. There is Barbara Boxer's Senate seat, various assembly seats, propositions, and initiatives.

Are you from California?

[seabeyond]

14. People know the numbers. Will know what is happening in NJ. How silly to suggest it will

Be a deciding factor in voting. Clinton only needs a few. California knows their vote won't make a difference. They will choose to vote or not. Calling it isn't a factor.

[onenote]

15. You're right -- Clinton voters probably will go out for celebratory drinks rather than vote.

Seriously, why does declaring a winner hold down the votes of the loser's side more than the winner's? Logic would suggest that both have at best equal reasons to pass up voting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. It is called the Bandwagon effect

and we have known of this in the United states since the 1980 Reagan Carter election.. though I am not surprised you have not heard of this, It's not like the US Press explains this.

[bjo59]

16. They aren't just corporate shills, they are corporations - all 6 of them that own 90% of the MSM.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. They do not care

that is what they want

[AzDar]

19. Chris Matthews ADMITTED this:

Time To TURN THEM OFF...

[msongs]

20. gee are bernie supporters so weak that they will refuse to vote based on this? nt

[Beacool]

21. I think that the media is going to call it, just like they did in 2008.

I don't think that they care about voter turnout in the Western states. They'll want to have the breaking news moment. After all, it will be a historical nomination. The first woman to be the nominee of a major political party is as historical as Obama's nomination was in 2008.

[MFM008]

27. They were prepared to call it tonight

if she had gotten there. The minute she reaches the magic number its going to be

P R E S U M P T I V E N O M I N E E Hillary Clinton

[Tarc]

22. Reaching for any old excuse, eh?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

24. Going forward, all the states, districts, and territories should vote on the same day

..or have their votes counted on the same day.

Registered Democrats should receive ballots from their state parties; vote in the privacy of their home; and return the ballot by mail. Votes should be counted by a third party accounting firm. If it were up to me, winning candidates would be determined by votes and there would not be delegates. Alternatively, there would be one delegate per congressional district, and the candidate with the majority of elected delegates would win.

[Garrett78]

25. This is a valid concern and it happens every election (primary and general).

But I'll be damned if I know what to do about it.

[seabeyond]

28. They know the numbers tonight. People aren't stupid or blind. Call it or not,

They know Clinton wins well before they even start voting. This makes no sense.

[Garrett78]

30. Of course Clinton will be the nominee and of course it's not because of contests being called early.

In general, though, I think it's problematic for states to be called while the polls are still open. Whether it's a primary or the night of the general election. The media calling contests before the polls close can hinder turnout, especially for the person who the media reports being the loser. Sure, some supporters of the winner won't bother to vote, but I would think the supporters of the loser are more demoralized (and less inclined to bother voting).

Regardless of which candidate one supports, there are questionable aspects of the political process. Caucuses, superdelegates, the media calling a contest before polls close, campaign financing, etc.

[seabeyond]

31. I don't think they are talking calling the state before poll close but calling Clinton's nominee

Before California is done. New Jersey on east coast will give it to Clinton. When jersey polls close and is called Clinton nominee then the argument is California is still open.

Well, so, isn't like everyone doesn't already know jersey will put her over.

[Garrett78]

33. The OP does indicate that, yes.

So, I suppose I'm making a separate point, which is just that I don't think a contest should be called before the polls close. But the media is all about being the first to report something, and I don't see that changing.

As far as the Clinton vs. Sanders race, it was clear by mid-March that Clinton would end up with more pledged delegates.

[KULawHawk]

29. You seem to think..

the media cares about the process or even that they haven't already been fed and rehashing the same narrative of her being the nominee from day 1.

[senz]

32. That's the whole point, isn't it? It's how they operate.

Of course it would be a lie. But that doesn't stop them anymore.