My post was about the claim made by Youtube. The image shows Youtube's official stance that the AP called the election.
This is the first time that I have ever seen a credible group presenting the AP results as if they were the certified results.
BTW: I've seen the left and right clash over election results. They clash over counts in all close elections.
My post is about a completely new thing. It is about presenting AP Results as if the AP's call was the actual election result. I have never seen that before.
Here is the AP's official page. It appears that they are trying to take on a government function when they really only have a reporting function.
I personally don't like that Trump is demanding so many recounts. Unfortunately, whenever a candidate demands a recount there is no option but to wait for that process to finish.
We have to wait for the end of the recounts even in situations where the candidate does not have a clear path to victory.
PS: I agree 100% that the Electoral College is the vote that counts for determining the US president.
The scary thing is that the state legislatures have the ultimate say in how the state selects its electors. Most states tie their vote to the vote count. Some states have tried to change this in recent years.
Yes, they called the election. So what? But that's quite different from certified results.
You or I can have personal "official" stances that that candidate X won just as YouTube can have a corporate "official" stance.
No, we don’t have to wait. We can declare that candidate X won. Trump’s repeatedly declared that he won. He’s wrong, but he’s free to declare so.
Nowhere on that page are they claiming certified results. They are simply calling winners. We are all free to ignore their calls.