News media don't run elections. Why do they call the winners?
FILE - With the Florida results in his hand, Deputy Managing Editor David Scott, left, who helps oversee The Associated Press' coverage of elections, calls that race in favor of President Donald Trump on Election night at the Washington bureau of the AP, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Look for full Associated Press election returns here on Nov. 5.

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s election night, the polls have closed and chances are you’re waiting on The Associated Press or one of the major television networks to say who will be the next president. But why

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