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You know, it\u2019s clear that the press is not the objective reporters of fact we learned about in school, but the AP\u2019s declaring Clinton<\/a> to be the Democratic nominee last night, just before the key primaries, really takes the cake. \u00a0This is old news by now, but the AP announced yesterday that it had re-tallied its numbers and moved a few formerly-undecided superdelegates into the Clinton column, to determine that she had clinched the nomination. \u00a0Given that the superdelegates have not actually voted, this is basically the equivalent of declaring a victor based on polling, even if in this case it\u2019s a sort of polling of very specific voters who are unlikely to change thier minds.<\/p>\n

Today Ann Althouse speculated<\/a> that this could have the unexpected effect of energizing Sanders voters and keeping Clinton voters at home. \u00a0But, in fact, in California, a race that was neck-and-neck according to Real Clear Politics\u2019 poll averages (Clinton up by 2, 44.7 to 45.7), broke decisively for Clinton; as I write, Real Clear Politics is reporting a margin of 63.1% to 35.7%.<\/p>\n

This is brutal.<\/p>\n

Now, Sanders\u2019 candidacy was basically a fantasy that extended long beyond anyone every expected. \u00a0But the AP \u201cclinch\u201d report yesterday feels like such a blatant putting-ones-fingers-on-the-scale event, to have taken races that were polling so evenly and transformed them into blowouts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s disgusting that \u201cobjective\u201d reporting can seemingly have such a significant impact on elections.<\/p>\n

Bleh.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"