https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/all-of-orange-county-turns-blue-after-democrats-find-thousands-of-votes-post-election-day/
Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County?
Nearly 90 minutes before polls closed in California, Fox News chose to make the irresponsible announcement that Republicans had already lost the U.S. House of Representatives. Did that early call cost the Republicans Orange County, California?
In the 28th District, Democrat Linda Sanchez beat Republican Ryan Downing by less than 300 votes.
But for a crucial 87 minutes, between 6:33 p.m. local time, when Fox announced the election for the U.S. House of representatives was over, and 8:00 p.m., when the polls closed, Orange County was told that voting in an important national race that might have been a motivating factor to get in or remain in line, was futile.
Media outlets are supposed to wait until all the polls have closed before calling a race, supposed to wait until all the votes have been cast.
Fox cost us Orange County...
...But for a crucial 87 minutes, between 6:33 p.m. local time, when Fox announced the election for the U.S. House of representatives was over, and 8:00 p.m., when the polls closed, Orange County was told that voting in an important national race that might have been a motivating factor to get in or remain in line, was futile.
Media outlets are supposed to wait until all the polls have closed before calling a race, supposed to wait until all the votes have been cast.
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That was a HORRIBLE breach.
Stirewalt had the same sh**(rhymes with “grit”) eating grin Meghan Kelly had before the Trump debates - thinking something big was about to be pulled..... or in the case of Stirewalt - had been pulled.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/all-of-orange-county-turns-blue-after-democrats-find-thousands-of-votes-post-election-day/
I was (am) furious with Faux News for calling the house lost over 2 hours before that could be even guessed at.
I even started a vanity thread about it after I turned Fox off and defected to other election coverage.
This is EXACTLY why I have not since, nor shall I EVER, watch Fox News again.