• Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzOP
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    5 hours ago

    The news media creates reality as the people see it. People make decisions based on their perception of reality that inform their political decisions. Therefore the news media is part of democracy, and it must construct reality democratically. That means waiting until the votes are counted.

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      Not sure I understand. They don’t call it until after the polls close. How could calling it after the polls close influence people’s political decisions?

      • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzOP
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        49 minutes ago

        Because Donald Trump is clearly planning, should Harris win, to use the earlier results as evidence that the election was stolen and they need to start a civil war about it.