I have got a general election question

[mustangguy289]

How can a president claim a state that has likea 51%-49% vote lead with only 20% precincts reported?

I do not understand how they do that.

[sc281_99-0135]

How can a president claim a state that has likea 51%-49% vote lead with only 20% precincts reported?

I do not understand how they do that.



they pull it ou of their ass

[mustangguy289]

they pull it ou of their ass
they do it every year for both sides

[centexchick]

i was wondering that myself. They say Obama has OH, but only 38 percent of the precincts are reporting, yet 88 percent of the precincts are reported in Indiana and the people with the maps won't mark that as a McCain win. WTF?

[grape]

florida won't figure it out till about friday anyway.

[LT12NV-420]

WHat state was this? I've seen any media claiming win under those circumstances..

After all its "projected" anyways..

[drwprtcht]

I would assume that they go off of past records and voting statistics...but who knows..

[Tiny Tim]

http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-english/2008/October/20081030160905esnamfuak0.3107721.html?CP.rss=true