How Early Are Networks Calling Obama the Victor?

MSNBC is the only network to put the results ticker as their lower third. As all the cablers project South Carolina for Sen. Barack Obama, there are exactly 0% of the precincts reporting results.



Meanwhile, on FNC, they’ve lost the lower third and crawl completely.

> Update: “These numbers at the bottom of the screen mean nothing,” says Shepard Smith on FNC, referring to the percentages reporting (that are now being shown on all three cablers).

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