Once polls close, no leads change hands and no candidate surges.

Philip Bump

Once polls close, no leads change hands and no candidate surges. We saw how these invented narratives of jockeying for position were weaponized in 2020; we'd be well advised to avoid them in 2024.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/05/trump-harris-vote-counting-elections/

CM Harrington

@pbump @lisamelton buuuuut they’re gonna. I think what vexes me most of all… the outlet with the least to gain from horseracing is NPR/PBS… and yet, they’re Vegas-levels of horserace hype.