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Related: About this forumHow can MSM know the % of vote reported, that would indicate the know the TOTAL # of votes..explain?
They start calling as soon as the polls close...
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How can MSM know the % of vote reported, that would indicate the know the TOTAL # of votes..explain? (Original Post)
masmdu
May 2016
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Ash_F
(5,861 posts)1. They are talking about precincts
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)2. It's by percent of precincts reporting out of total number of precincts existing. n/t
onenote
(42,821 posts)3. Usually they know the number of precincts reporting
So when they say 20 percent reporting, its precincts not votes.
musicblind
(4,486 posts)4. I think the people above explained it better.
But also, wouldn't they know, at least to some extent, how many votes have been cast. They do models to estimate turn out, etc. And then from that they estimate the percent of votes returning?
masmdu
(2,536 posts)5. Understood. Thanks for making it clear.