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Nope, bored mostly...
The point was that actual journalists don't call elections, or shouldn't, because it's way the hell outside their area of expertise. That's the job of gear heads with lots of data who sit in back rooms. So, "so-called journalists" would be the ones making calls best left to experts.
Did it never occur to you that the journalists while covering their gatekeeper and looking out for the people duties would employ election geniuses and would have access to the raw data?
Anthony Salvanto | Official Publisher Page | Simon & SchusterAnthony Salvanto, PhD, is CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys. He currently conducts all polling across the nation, states, and congressional races, and heads the Decision Desk that projects outcomes on Election Nights.