WARNING: Tweets from "Election Center" are NOT verified mainstream projections

[Fiendish Thingy]

There are At least Two threads with “projections” from “Election Center” calling both the Katie Porter and Katie Hobbs races.

Neither of these races has been called by any mainstream network.

“Election Center” is an unknown source, and not a reliable mainstream media source.

The OP’s should consider deleting their posts, rather than spreading misinformation.

[JohnSJ]

1. Thank-you. I don't assume anything until it is officially called

[Donkees]

2. *

The Election Center
@ElectionCenter_
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Yo thank you to the person who donated $25!!!! Thank you so much

The Election Center
@ElectionCenter_
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Thank you to another person who also donated $25!!!

The Election Center
@ElectionCenter_
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Thank you to the person who donated $5. I am very grateful

[demmiblue]

7. Heh!

[msongs]

3. so u wanna delete twitter most of which is likely misinformation junk and rumours nt

[SouthernDem4ever]

32. Anything on twitter or facebook is suspect

anything on parler, newsmax, OAN, untruth social or fux nooze is misinforming propaganda.

[question everything]

38. Right. Who is Wasserman?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. *Everybody* is susceptible to at least some misinformation. People like to see what they want to

see, every time.

[RandySF]

5. I've followed it for years.

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[Fiendish Thingy]

12. Your post was the first I recall seeing from that source, EVER

And I’ve been on DU 18 years, and I follow your “tweet of the day” posts regularly.

“Election Center” cannot be considered a reliable source, IMO.

[RandySF]

13. I'm not in charge of who sees what when.

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. But you are spreading misinformation

No network has called either race, nor has Dave Wasserman, nor anybody else.

But you decided to run with a small time, little known twitter account run by an unknown person with no record or reputation.

Your headline and post represented the tweeters unofficial projection as an established fact, which it is not.

That doesn’t serve the DU community well.

[RandySF]

20. So a tv network is the only legitimate source?

[Fiendish Thingy]

21. Wasserman, AP, NYT, WaPo, and major networks, yes

I could post a tweet by a random account stating that Trump had been reinstated as president- would that be OK, as long as I had followed that account for a long time?

[Tommymac]

22. Agreed, Those threads should be deleted as unknown source. nt

[question everything]

39. Who is Wasserman? Latest I saw he declared a winner who is 43 to 55 behind..

[Abolishinist]

37. You say you've followed 'it' for years, but I also read that

this apparently unidentified person has only been doing this since 2020.

Do you happen to know his/her name, and what their qualifications are?

Thanks!

[demmiblue]

6. DU falls for this kind of shit all the time.

Good lawd.

[Carlitos Brigante]

8. Somebody had to say it!! Good on ya'. nt

[Abolishinist]

9. Thanks, I don't get it. As I posted on one of the threads,

they have 20 supporters on a site I just found out about, Ko-Fi.com. AND, you can buy them a cup of coffee! No name that I could find, no mention of methodology. Oh, and one of the posts referenced was from last Wednesday.

https://ko-fi.com/theelectioncenter

[Ellipsis]

10. Just a one man show... looking for tip money.

[Ellipsis]

11. and I would qualify it is "THE Election Center"... not Election enter.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. "The Election Center" is the source of the fake Katie Porter projection now on top of rec list. Nt

[Ellipsis]

16. Yes... but "Election Center". is an entirely different thing. The The matters.

https://www.electioncenter.org Sorry to nitpick.

[SharonClark]

26. Thank you for posting the difference.

[RandySF]

19. It's not fake, it just not a news service.

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[Tommymac]

23. They are panning for donations IMO. NOT a reputable source. Just a random twitter peep afaik.

Very misleading and potentially damaging to DU's reputation.

[SharonClark]

27. The expectation is that it IS a reliable news service that

declares winners based on reliable information from reputable sources.

This source isn’t that.

[demmiblue]

14. Here are the two threads (for those wondering):

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217359261

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217359298

[demmiblue]

28. And that rando account has only been active since 2020...

and has a whopping 7,368 followers.

It is amazing that people fall for this shit.

[Abolishinist]

31. Not sure how far I can go with this,

so I will just say it's a little disheartening to read many of the posts on those threads.

[RandySF]

18. Yesterday

Kornacki is not the only person who can do math.

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=PUBak41KQsTg8YbHHIGSkw

[Mr.Bill]

25. For what it's worth,

I'm pretty sure MSNBC just called this one.

[Fiendish Thingy]

33. And the Seattle Times already called this race

Unlike the other two projections from this unknown tweeter.

[RandySF]

34. Election Center called it yesterday.

[Fiendish Thingy]

36. And they were premature, their projection was not based on facts yet in evidence

Clearly this tweeter wants to generate clicks and donations, and so is quick to jump the gun with unsupported projections.

[Tetrachloride]

29. When it comes to The Good Guys vs Evil,

I would like credibility.

[AverageOldGuy]

30. Anyone who REALLY wants to see who won . . .

. . . should go to the website of the Dept of Elections in the state in question and check their results.

Yes, I know, this can take a few days in the case of lots of absentee or provisional ballots, but it calms the mind to read it from the official source.

And anyone who follows Kornacki gets what they deserve.

[Upthevibe]

35. Fiendish Thingy...............Thank you!

I posted the same thing asking people to not post candidates as winners unless it's official and I received a little backlash but mostly support.

My good friends know that DU is my "go to" for information. I tell them that if someone posts something that seems a little off (not necessarily regarding this election at all) invariably someone will ask for a thread/source.

That's why I consider DU a very credible site.