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**Damien** · 03-11-2020, 22:28

To be fair it is usually the Decision Desks at the networks who call the election. AP usually calls it when CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and some other one I forget all call a state. The Decision Desks of each network aren't allowed to follow the news so that they don't call it because the other ones did.

Usually they haven't done it if the remaining votes could change the race but we never wait for the full results to be signed off. 2000 being the exception.

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Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,762	Re: U.S Election 2020 To be fair it is usually the Decision Desks at the networks who call the election. AP usually calls it when CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and some other one I forget all call a state. The Decision Desks of each network aren't allowed to follow the news so that they don't call it because the other ones did. Usually they haven't done it if the remaining votes could change the race but we never wait for the full results to be signed off. 2000 being the exception.