Here's the best way to understand what's happening with the network calls. Calls don't end elections. They help the public understand what happened. The usual standard is something roughly comparable to the "reasonable doubt" standard. Because they're scared of Trump ...
2/ they appear to have shifted to a "theoretical doubt" standard. Is it theoretically possible something could change. That's a high standard. And it is important to note that calls don't end the counting and obviously they shouldn't. They never do. But there is absolutely ...
3/ no doubt that the networks and the Associated Press are applying a different standard than has ever been applied to a presidential or any other election in the United States. He's won in multiple states that could individually secure his electoral college victory. It's over.
4/ But the President has managed to scare them out of making the call. I mean, who wants to tell Dad he can't hit mommy anymore. It's scary. They're scared.
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