As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner. Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
No they do not. This is one of the good things about the US system. There's no central organization to hack into or otherwise manipulate. Each state runs their own election process. Takes a lot longer to get results, but it's also much harder for foreign actors to influence it.
But no one has to depend on the news media to estimate the winner. The states each officially declare their results. But also we know for sure the result when the electoral college meets and votes. Of course the validity of the electoral college system in a modern democracy (oh I'm sorry it's not a democracy, it's a republic, whatever that is supposed to mean) is certainly debatable. But at that point at least the winner is completely official.
Personally I don't see why Facebook has to declare anything.
Media outlets? (Score:5, Insightful)
As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner.
Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
Re:Media outlets? (Score:2)
No they do not. This is one of the good things about the US system. There's no central organization to hack into or otherwise manipulate. Each state runs their own election process. Takes a lot longer to get results, but it's also much harder for foreign actors to influence it.
But no one has to depend on the news media to estimate the winner. The states each officially declare their results. But also we know for sure the result when the electoral college meets and votes. Of course the validity of the electoral college system in a modern democracy (oh I'm sorry it's not a democracy, it's a republic, whatever that is supposed to mean) is certainly debatable. But at that point at least the winner is completely official.
Personally I don't see why Facebook has to declare anything.