Reply #7: well, that's the point [View All]

[Doomsayer13]

the fact that all the networks messed Florida up has led them to enact strict standards for who they do or do not call the election for. Recounts and certification must be done in an election as close as this, and any sort of voting irregularity can tip the scales in one direction or another. Clark will probably stay the winner, but I think it's a bit far reaching to blame CNN for actually following a standard policy. They did this during the 2002 elections with congressional races in Colorado, and the Governor's race in Alabama to name couple.