The governor of Florida and Republican candidate for the White House, Ron DeSantisaccused the US media this Monday of having “interfered” in the caucuses of Iowa in favor of the former president donald trump having projected his victory before the majority of voters could vote.
“It is absolutely outrageous that the media interferes in the elections by projecting the result before tens of thousands of inhabitants of Iowa even had the opportunity to vote“DeSantis said in a statement.
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“The media is pro-Trump and this is the most egregious example to date”he added.
In USAit is the media that, through their calculations with the votes available so far, project the final result long before the authorities give the official numbers.
This Monday, media like cnn, NBC either Fox News have projected Trump’s victory within minutes of the start of the caucuses with only a handful of votes counted.
The particularity of the caucuses is that they are a type of citizen assemblies, and at the time the media projected Trump’s victory, the majority had not yet cast their vote.
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In this way, these participants in the Iowa caucuses have been able to see through their mobile devices how Trump was already considered the winner.
The Iowa caucuses mark the beginning of the Republican primaries with which the party must choose the candidate who will run for office. White House in November.