With all of our states being proportional... what is the value in the MSM "calling" a state ...

scheming daemons

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Wed Feb-06-08 11:57 PM
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With all of our states being proportional... what is the value in the MSM "calling" a state ...

Edited on Wed Feb-06-08 11:58 PM by scheming daemons

...on election night?

Seriously.... it really IS all about delegates... so the fact that Obama won 13 states to Hillary's 8 is meaningless.....

...so... why "call" states? What matters is the breakdown of the votes WITHIN those states.

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bullimiami

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Thu Feb-07-08 12:06 AM
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1. because the assholes are trying to make whittling an exciting sport.

the msm is pretty pitiful. no spine, no creativity, no guts, no truth. just showbiz and ratings.

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DURHAM D

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Thu Feb-07-08 12:10 AM
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2. If fits their narrative.

Obama good - Hillary bad.

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