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NPR's Race Call Learns to Say Wait Before It Says Won
· New York time
NPR partners with the Associated Press to make election race calls, the network says in its guide to the 2026 vote. A race call is a news judgment about an outcome, distinct from the ongoing official count. The partnership provides a way to assess contests as results arrive rather than treating the first numbers as the final answer. That can mean waiting while viewers watch a map and ask for certainty. Election night rewards the dramatic announcement, but the work behind one depends on knowing when the available information is sufficient. Patience remains an awkward television character, yet it keeps getting invited back.
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