MSNBC (Sat. 1/26) projecting Obama win in SC... with 0% of the vote and 0% reporting"

[krkaufman]

Wanted to post this pic ('cause I thought it hilarious) of MSNBC declaring, during Saturday's South Carolina primary coverage, that Obama was the projected winner, with 0% of the vote and 0% reporting.

(sorry for the delay. I snapped it the other night, but had trouble w/ uploading.)

NOTE: The Kucinich/Obama numbers were photoshopped onto a separate screenshot, to present all the candidate totals in a single pic.

[NoodleBoy]

1. it's called "overwhelming exit polls in support of candidate X"

When races are alot closer, or they know their exit polling has been done badly (like in NH), news agencies don't project a winner.

[krkaufman]

8. yes, of course. That didn't make it any less funny, to me. n/t

[LSparkle]

2. That's what happens when it's a runaway

When it's not even close, they can project a winner instantly. Yes, she lost THAT badly ...

[Clinton Crusader]

5. And it was such a SHOCK wasn't it??

:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:

Matthews, Russert, Scarboro etc., etc. had told us for over a week that the entire black population of SC was going to vote for him. I mean we all needed medication at the outcome, it was such a shock, after all, good thing it wasn't pounded into our heads or anything.
:eyes:

[LSparkle]

6. Yep, 30 points was a shock

they were expecting maybe 10.

[krkaufman]

9. Exactly. Not to mention that just a couple months earlier ...

... HRC was leading in the state by double-digits, and we were hearing how HRC had better support among blacks than Obama.

[Clinton Crusader]

10. Not to me it wasnt

[R_M]

3. 0bama's his name!

0-bama

:rofl:

[krkaufman]

12. Yes, Obama's his name. What's the point?

And he's running against Clinton. And Edwards.

[Clinton Crusader]

4. thanks for this! a group...

I belong to were discussing this and had a field day with it!

Someone suggested Nostradamus had taken a part time job at MSNBC

[sunonmars]

7. Its going to be the same tonight in reverse for Hillary

[krkaufman]

11. Kudos to Hillary for winning a primary akin to a pre-2003 Iraq election.

... perhaps minus the disappearances.

No campaigning, no advertising; name recognition determines all. At least some other names will be on the ballot this time around.

(It won't happen, but it sure would be a hoot if she doesn't win by more than double-digits.)