Right, there was no speech. But I'm just using a little comedic license. Richard Nixon has decided not to resign. Or, maybe not. I wouldn't want to see the networks throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Early projections are almost always right.
But last night' s mess with Florida shows the system must be refined. I still remember one poll projecting Tom Bradley as the new California Governor in 1982, so certainly mistakes can happen in very close races. So if it is that close, then don't project a winner. I imagine some good lessons have been learned about putting accuracy ahead of being first. First the Gore projection, then no projection, then a Bush projection, and then back to no projection in Florida.