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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 07:15 PM
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Why do the networks need to predict the vote?
Why can't they just report the vote? Excluding Florida, how long does it take to count the vote?
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TexasSissy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 07:17 PM
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1. It's human nature. We're all so anxious!
And they get a scoop if they are the first ones to correctly predict. But I don't think they do that anymore...until enough of the precincts have reported.
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 07:17 PM
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2. They never let journalistic ethics get in the way of ratings - eom
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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 07:20 PM
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3. because they think they are the story
no matter what the story is, it's always about them.
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 07:23 PM
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4. Because they think they are still relevant. (nt)
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