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A peek at how AP makes it’s Election calls…..

October 20, 2024 By jamesb

Associated Press has become the 'go to' place to learn election results.... The Washington Post does piece on their operation... This year, the news service will call 6,823 winners — assuming no races go to runoffs — including winners in every statewide, House and state … [Read more...] about A peek at how AP makes it’s Election calls…..

Filed Under: Other Things, Politics Tagged With: AP/Associated Press, Calling the 2024 race winners, Media, Politics

AP call’s the races….Why and How?

November 7, 2022 By jamesb

A little backgrounder from Associated Press/AP on their election results thing.... Why has The Associated Press tallied votes and declared winners in U.S. elections since the middle of the 19th century? Because the Founding Fathers didn’t establish a national clearinghouse for … [Read more...] about AP call’s the races….Why and How?

Filed Under: Entertainment, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: 2022 Mideterm Elections, AP/Associated Press, Election results, Government, Politics

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