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The way the media does not wait until all the votes are counted before calling a winner, based on statistical probability.

How about the way candidates concede an election before an official result has been announced and then unconcede it and get berated for unconceding when there is no official result yet?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 31st, 2008 at 04:23:40 PM EST
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If you want to write a diary about 2000, you are free to.

I am sticking to explaining my experience of how our campaigns work.  That is what my diary is about.  I thought it might be interesting.  Obviously, it is not interesting to you, Migeru.  That's fine - go read something that interests you.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Oct 31st, 2008 at 04:30:55 PM EST
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Am I not free to reply to a comment as I see fit, poemless?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 31st, 2008 at 04:31:51 PM EST
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Starvid brought up 2000, by the way.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 31st, 2008 at 04:33:02 PM EST
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