Fox the most fair and accurate coverage of the election?

[lazs2]

I think so..  they didn't make one mistake aned they did everything right.   the other cable news sources acted like they were watching different returns..

lazs

[Lizking]

No doubt about that.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

No, The Daily Show.
-SW

[Eagler]

cnn was a joke

what the heck a "green state"?

their panel of "experts" was about as left as they could get without placing gore and clinton on it

LOL LOL LOL

[lazs2]

yep... they all tried everything they could to throw the election... I think people will backlash at em.

lazs

[majic]

A quick scan around the news sites this morning has left me wondering.  Bush is up by 130,000 votes in Ohio and some still have it as too close?  Kerry has several states called for him with a lead of under 20,000 but Bush has the same type of leads in Iowa and N.M. and they are still undecided?  Odd.

[DREDIOCK]

Flipped through all the channels just to watch how the different networks covered it
Fox was pretty good. But I thought they seemed to favor Bush more particularly when awarding Bush Ohio

I thought MSNBC did a pretty decent job also. And actually was the better of the two

CNN was without question slighted to the left. I noticed at one point they were quick to jump and put Kerry ahead yet were slow or I should say slower to award states to Bush

CBS while they still havent awarded Ohio to Bush did..ok

didnt watch enough of the other networks to give an honest opinion

[lazs2]

State officials in Ohio just declared the state for Bush.

lazs

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by majic
A quick scan around the news sites this morning has left me wondering.  Bush is up by 130,000 votes in Ohio and some still have it as too close?  Kerry has several states called for him with a lead of under 20,000 but Bush has the same type of leads in Iowa and N.M. and they are still undecided?  Odd.

Because there is still probably around 130-140,000 provisional and mail in votes not yet counted in theory they could all go for Kerry.

thats in theory.

Problem is, its not very likely

In the other states, the outstanding uncounted votes dont equal the amount of difference between the two candidates

[Weavling]

Originally posted by majic
A quick scan around the news sites this morning has left me wondering.  Bush is up by 130,000 votes in Ohio and some still have it as too close?  Kerry has several states called for him with a lead of under 20,000 but Bush has the same type of leads in Iowa and N.M. and they are still undecided?  Odd.

When they call states, they take into account what votes are left, and where they are from, and from that whether they are likely to be Democratic or Republican.  It could be in Iowa and N.M. that the votes left have a possibility of having the majority be democratic votes, thus they are not calling it.  That and they probably want to make sure 100% that what they call is accurate to avoid another fiasco such as in 2000.

[AKIron]

Originally posted by Eagler
cnn was a joke

what the heck a "green state"?

their panel of "experts" was about as left as they could get without placing gore and clinton on it

LOL LOL LOL

I was watching CNN when they declared Ohio a "green" state and made a big deal about them never having done that before. I told my son and wife they should have chosen yellow to better reflect their cowardice. Then one of the commentators said they had used yellow before.

All the votes are in and they still haven't called it. Hope springs eternal.

[TalonX]

The State cannot call the winner until they have mathematical certainty....  (Dred's comment then pertains).  As long as there is a mathematical POSSIBILITY that someone else could win, the state will not call it.

Now, the idiot talking heads can call it anytime.   The liberal left just couldn't bring themselves to admit they were going to lose the election.   135,000 vote lead with 140,000 provisional ballots out there (some absentees too, many from Military clearly going to Bush), it's a no brainer.  THis has been over for hours.  (I have seen states called with 2% precincts reporting.)   Florida, last year, was such a mess that the networks coined the phrase, "Better right than first".

I commend the rightish FOX NEWS for restraint.  They really distinguished themselves with class and, I think, elevated their credibility

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by lazs2
I think so..  they didn't make one mistake aned they did everything right.   the other cable news sources acted like they were watching different returns..

lazs

I have to say FOX coverd it ok, NBC was good too..

ABC messed up by saying polling and voting in Ohio was complete when it really wasn't complete till 3am.

[1K3]

Fox leaned right while CNN slightly left. NOW that's FAIR and BALANCED...

[narsus]

i thought foxnews and msnbc did a pretty good job, i didnt like cnn's format with the super huge screens, and commentators etc.