Lives are private affairs. The spilt vote will have an impact. On Nov 4, 10:24�pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jay, > > Dosen't much matter what I think about it. They are not going to stop > doing it any more than Vegas is going to stop betting. > > On Nov 4, 9:55�pm, JayMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the quick response. �Honestly, don't you think that this > > seems like a bad idea? �They are "betting" or assuming that these > > percentages will carry through the rest of the polls? �With 85% of > > votes left, this seems to be a very hard thing to predict. �I think it > > seems like irresponsible reporting. �They (mass media) are, after-all, > > basically the only source of information to the public as far as the > > results of the presidential election. �I would think it unwise to call > > a state with a margin of <70-75% of the votes in, and even then only > > if it was a landslide for a particular candidate. �Just MHO. > > > On Nov 4, 9:47�pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Jay, > > > > All they are expressing is their opinion based on the returns. They > > > are betting that the ratio of votes will not change, that if Obama is > > > getting 55% of the votes and McCain is getting 45% with 15% of the > > > vote in that the % will remain about that when 100% is in. > > > > On Nov 4, 9:43�pm, JayMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This maybe a "dumb" question, but how does the media "call" states > > > > for > > > > a president when there are only 15% of votes in? �I do not understand > > > > this. �Can't think of which state it was, but I saw CNN call the vote > > > > with a margin of 10,000 votes, each candidate had about 120,000 > > > > total, > > > > with only 15% of the votes in. �Early in the night I believe that I > > > > saw a state called with 1% of votes in. �Am I missing something here? > > > > Mathematically this doesn't make any sense to me.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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