`Put On Your Chains: Election Called For Obama `

`Put On Your Chains: Election Called For Obama `

Posted by Mortis (#2) 214 days ago (http://dailycaller.com)

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"CBS News affiliate calls 2012 presidential race for Barack Obama weeks ahead of election"

***The 2012 presidential election is still more than two weeks away, but on Friday a CBS News affiliate in Arizona called the race for President Barack Obama.

For 17 seconds, Phoenix, Arizona CBS News affiliate KPHO ran a lower third graphic that showed that Obama had won the Nov. 6 election over Gov. Mitt Romney with 99% of the precincts reporting. The lower third graphic appeared around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, during an episode of “The People’s Court.”

The CBS News graphic showed Obama winning the election with 43 percent of the vote nationwide to Romney’s 40 percent -– or 40,237,966 votes to 38,116,216. It is unclear who garnered the other 17 percent in the fictional election results.

KPHO’s general manager did not return The Daily Caller’s request for comment by time of publication."

Update:
"Michele Wallace of KPHO told TheDC that this was the result of a mistake made with a test graphic"

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Written by Mortis (#2)
214 days ago

****WIH are they thinking pulling stuff like this ?!!!`

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Written by 12th_Man (#3)
213 days ago

Is this for real?

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Written by drmangrum (#43)
213 days ago

You can look at one of two ways:

1) It was an honest mistake to display the graphics. The graphics were probably created by a rabid Obama support and nobody really cared since they were just checking things like style and spacing. Very plausible.

2) It was an attempt by an Obama supporter to subtly influence the election by casting doubt and confusion on the electorate. Also plausible.

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