Explainer-How US news organizations will make midterm race calls
On Tuesday night, US news organizations will make calls in the most closely contested midterm election cycle in recent years, using vote counts provided by the Associated Press (AP) or Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). While most TV networks and digital outlets rely on the AP for race calls, others like Fox News and CBS News will make their own projections based on various factors.
The first calls will come soon after polls close in Indiana and Kentucky, followed by Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Low public trust in news organizations complicates race calls, with only 32% of Americans having high confidence in their accuracy. The AP, a nonprofit newsroom with a long history of counting votes since 1848, will deploy over 4,000 reporters at county election offices to gather data for decision desks at major networks.
DDHQ collects vote counts from official sources and uses statistical analysis to project winners, with clients including NewsNation, the Hill, and Newsmax.
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