Posted on Oct 31, 2024
ABC station mistakenly airs election results declaring Harris winner of key swing state
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And this is what starts election "conspiracy" questions....
ABC station mistakenly airs election results declaring Harris winner of key swing state
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Lt Col Charlie Brown Dang it. Can't read the article! I think the democrats are trying to make out that Harris will win in an attempt to discourage Republicans from going to the polls because it would be useless. They tried that in 2016 and it didn't work. Clinton still lost to Trump. People don't trust news outlets and this is a prime example why.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
An ABC station ignited a flurry of conspiracy theories after it aired what appeared to be official election results for Pennsylvania that showed Kamala Harris easily winning the key swing state — more than a week before Election Day.
The shocking result popped up at the bottom of the screen during Sunday’s broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix by ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV, which serves the northern part of the Keystone State.
It showed the vice president capturing 52% of the votes, compared to 47% for Republican challenger Donald Trump, with 100% of the precincts reporting.
“The numbers seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night.”
The broadcaster continued: “The numbers were not reflective of any actual vote count. Pennsylvania law does not allow mail-in ballots to be taken out of their envelopes until 7:00 a.m. on Election Day, and no votes of any kind will be counted in Pennsylvania until after the polls close at 8:00 p.m. WNEP regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion. We have taken steps to ensure that it does not happen again.”
Trump is up by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% in Pennsylvania, garnering 48.2% to Harris’ 47.5%, according to data from Real Clear Politics.
The shocking result popped up at the bottom of the screen during Sunday’s broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix by ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV, which serves the northern part of the Keystone State.
It showed the vice president capturing 52% of the votes, compared to 47% for Republican challenger Donald Trump, with 100% of the precincts reporting.
“The numbers seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night.”
The broadcaster continued: “The numbers were not reflective of any actual vote count. Pennsylvania law does not allow mail-in ballots to be taken out of their envelopes until 7:00 a.m. on Election Day, and no votes of any kind will be counted in Pennsylvania until after the polls close at 8:00 p.m. WNEP regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion. We have taken steps to ensure that it does not happen again.”
Trump is up by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% in Pennsylvania, garnering 48.2% to Harris’ 47.5%, according to data from Real Clear Politics.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
Lt Col Charlie Brown - It is exactly what Vic stated. They aired it as a "mistake". If it was a test then label it a test and use 0% on both and declare no one a clear winner. Tis was an attempt to dissuade voters from even going to polls.
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Amn Roger Omberg
Well in the 1st place i refuse to watch ABC,CBS,CNN,MSNBC NBC, non of the afore mentioned can tell the truth about anything. I also refuse to watch FOX, in my opinion they are all in the same bed, un-American! I will watch mostly NEWSMAX. I am glad that non of these news outlets are not connected to the MILITARY, then WE would be handing out article 15,s like candy!
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