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CBS and NBC still pitching the "virtual tie" bullshit. (Original Post) speedoo Nov 2012 OP
Trying to discourage people from voting should be a crime jenw2 Nov 2012 #1
If this would discourage people from voting ywcachieve Nov 2012 #6
they will be pitching it.. dennis4868 Nov 2012 #2
It's all about the ratings. TDale313 Nov 2012 #3
CBS was backing off.....showing logic of Obama advantage. RagAss Nov 2012 #4
then they handed it to Schieffer - he even referenced a storm that will not hit on Tuesday NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #7
In The End Stagecoach Nov 2012 #12
They do it to stir interest, get people talking. It works. Hey, look! You're talking about it . . . Journeyman Nov 2012 #5
It's not just the EC... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #8
They were saying that on election night 2008 Doctor Jack Nov 2012 #9
to the polls JEFF9K Nov 2012 #10
Hi speedoo! graywarrior Nov 2012 #11

ywcachieve

(365 posts)
6. If this would discourage people from voting
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

then they need their heads examined. Same goes for the undecideds.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
3. It's all about the ratings.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:39 PM
Nov 2012

If you can create suspense/drama, more people tune in. If you admit one side's a big favorite, not so much.

NRaleighLiberal

(59,940 posts)
7. then they handed it to Schieffer - he even referenced a storm that will not hit on Tuesday
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:48 PM
Nov 2012

as having an impact...in Florida.

Stagecoach

(528 posts)
12. In The End
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:52 PM
Nov 2012

In the end, the media will correct themselves. The one thing they don't like doing is having egg on their face. Nothing will leave egg on their face than having a "virtual tie" becoming a 3-4 point race. Something like that destroys their credibility when the next election cycle comes around.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
8. It's not just the EC...
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:49 PM
Nov 2012

From what I can tell, the aggregate of national polls released today put Obama in the lead.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
9. They were saying that on election night 2008
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:49 PM
Nov 2012

I was watching MsNBC and their entire panel, except Olbermann, kept saying that the election was going to come down to the wire and no one knew what was going to happen. 2 hours later, Obama had 340+ ev and ended up winning by 7.8 points. If they try to sell a tie when one candidate is up by 8 points in the polls, they sure are going to when Obama is up by 2 or 3

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