With all of the early voting occurring, when we actually get to election night, how early do you think the networks will call certain states? They are estimating that 30% of registered voters will vote before November 4th. I still believe that the networks do not want to avoid the embarrassment of 2000 by calling a state too early. If the race is close in any state, I think they will all play it safe.
They do not count the early votes until the polls close on election day. I agree the networks will not call states to early, but if eastern states like Virginia and North Carolina report in at 99% and Obama has won either of them then it would bode well for him in the other battleground states.
