2016 Postmortem

Quixote1818

(28,968 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:17 AM Feb 2016

If someone is up by less than a half point, no once should be declared the winner yet

If this were a regular national election determining the winner on such a close race might take days. If a News channel is declaring someone the winner now that is unethical and meant to give them a boost. Less than or equal to .5% usually automatically triggers a recount.

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If someone is up by less than a half point, no once should be declared the winner yet (Original Post) Quixote1818 Feb 2016 OP

Seriously. Especially in a situation that isn't winner take all Matariki Feb 2016 #1

This tactic of announcing a winner immediately is exactly what put truedelphi Feb 2016 #2

Matariki

(18,775 posts)

1. Seriously. Especially in a situation that isn't winner take all

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:21 AM

Feb 2016

they've pretty much split the delegates, so this is all spin spin spin. That said, I'd probably be happy if the numbers were a hair in Sanders favor, so I shouldn't be too critical.

truedelphi

(32,324 posts)

2. This tactic of announcing a winner immediately is exactly what put

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:46 AM

Feb 2016

bush in office in 2004.

And Andy Card announced the results with the major networks agreeing with the White House's "right" to determine who had won the election!

Of course the stakes are not that high about the Iowa race - it means very little in the long scheme of things.

But the fact that Sanders ran so tightly against Hillary should make her very very nervous.

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