[Coronal]

What on Earth made them declare Moore the winner before any results had even been announced? Dewey Defeats Truman, Part II.

[deport]

What on Earth made them declare Moore the winner before any
results had even been announced?

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Define ‘them’ if you will. I think the declaration came from
some news source/paper, etc and not from any Alabama Official.

[LouieFisk]

“What on Earth made them declare Moore the winner before any results had even been announced?”
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It was the “sweeps” the election that was truly foolish. OAN should have just said their “forecast indicates a Moore win”. That leaves some walking back room, at least.

[deport]

I think this is the info about declaring Moore the winner before the polls closed.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3613049/posts
Roy Moore Sweeps Alabama Election To Win Senate Seat