“Et tu Brute“, going on here. Very upsetting to the fans of Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham and the like that day time news is still standing by the standards of traditional election newscasting in US, where we have always depended on media and wire service decision desks to make the call. Even with Truman/Dewey in 1948, it seems they have always been backed up by the certifications which come a month later. Here’s a prediction of how this will play out:
Media after Biden in White House:
MSNBC - far left
CNN - left
Mainstream networks - center left
Fox News - center right
New Trump network - populist “far” right
Rather than run for president again in 2024 (Melania will say over my dead body for one), Trump is totally a television animal and it seems like he will go back to TV. His new network will pull a huge segment of viewers, and I bet he could pull Ingraham, Hannity, Pirro and some others over.
So Fox News will then need to redefine itself somewhat, which it may be doing already, But Fox News is a VERY powerful brand with a lot more viewers than simply diehard Trump supporters.