Posted on 11/06/2016 8:23:37 AM PST by BulletBobCo
After a night of high-tech analysis and corny gimmicks, a majority of the networks called the election for President Barack Obama shortly after 11 p.m. ET Tuesday. Here are the exact times each said that Obama won four more years in office.
NBC – 11:12 p.m.
MSNBC – 11:12 p.m.
CBS – 11:16 p.m.
Fox – 11:16 p.m.
CNN – 11:18 p.m.
Fox News – 11:18 p.m.
The Daily Show – 11:21 p.m.
ABC – 11:23 p.m.
The Colbert Report – 11:35 p.m.
Wouldn’t be shocked for them to call it for HRC before the polls even open on Tuesday.
From what I remember at a GOP watch party, Fox News was first, way before CNN and I thought all the other networks. Shocked everyone.
I think the Washington Post called it for her a couple of weeks ago.
when Ohio fell I knew it was all over. I believe that happened fairly early if I recall correctly.
Good thread. It will be interesting.
Hillary has fireworks planned to go off in New York at 9:30. Look for the call then.
Part of me thinks they will call it before 9PM for Trump. Of course, I have often wrong ;(
Election 2012: When did the networks call it for Obama?
2008
The only way they would call it for Trump that early is if they call VA for Trump by then—not holding my breath even though In think T may squeak by in VA.
If Hillary hits 270 first, it'll be called immediately.
If Trump hits 270, it won't be called until after Hillary's army of DNC lawyers comb through every election irregularity they can manufacture and shop them off to friendly judges.
You think Bush/Gore was bad? We ain't seen nothing if Trump wins! The establishment isn't just going to hand the place over to Trump's rabble without a fight.
Before the Polls open it will be Hillary all day all the time
I’d say 9:30pm
The exit polls are going to deflate the press. Then when the numbers from New England come in, they are going to get quiet. After they call Ohio, Florida and Michigan for Trump, then they know it’s going to be almost non-stop Trump wins until California.
Watch for lies about the exit polls Tuesday. In 2004, the liberal media and all the left wing websites were leaking exit polls that said Kerry was winning in a landslide. One reporter even famously said before the polls had even closed “Exit polls are showing GWB just like his father will lose this evening because he forgot elections are about the economy stupid.” Then of course when the actual results were tallied Bush not only won but by a comfortable margin. They will do this to try and suppress late day Trump voting....
But unlike other Republican candidates, Trump already has office buildings full of high dollar Manhattan lawyers on his payroll. I'm guessing Tuesday he will have them on standby and ready to deploy to any trouble areas. So he should be able to easily match anything the DNC throws at him in the legal department.
I agree - even in a best case scenario they won’t declare Trump the winner until Hillary has exhausted every legal challenge available to her and then successfully escaped to Brazil. :)
I’d be weary of any state they call for Hillary until all the absentee ballots are counted.
And when they do call it for Trump, the news media will be somber, low-voiced, despondent, filled with images of women and minorities in tears. The narrative will be "America in mourning" like 9/11 or when Kennedy was shot.
Watched Fox News with a buddy of mine in 2012. They called several states with less than 10% precincts reporting. Two got called with 0% reporting! We almost blew a gasket!
Hillary has fireworks planned to go off in New York at 9:30. Look for the call then.
What arrogance!! Hillary is going to shoot off, even before the polls have closed in the Pacific Time Zone???? What a (fill in the blank)
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