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News media don’t run elections. Why do they call the winners?
State and local governments do run and administer American elections, including the race for president. They are responsible ...
The Reporter12h
If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
The Associated Press will consider multiple factors and analyze available data before determining whether a winner can be ...
The Reporter12h
How AP uses expected vote instead of ‘precincts reporting’ when determining a winner
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s usually possible to determine who won an election before the vote counting is 100% complete. But doing ...
The Reporter12h
Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections
The big effort begins once polls close, when approximately 4,000 AP vote count reporters fan out across voting precincts and ...
The Reporter23h
Truckin’, with a political message, in battleground states
The reason I’m going on this campaign trip is to do my part,” said MacDonald. “Democracy requires citizen involvement. I ...