Explainer-How US news organizations will make midterm race calls

By Jaspreet Singh Nov 1 (Reuters) – On Tuesday night, newsrooms across the US will call winners in one of the country’s most closely contested midterm election cycles in recent years, long before all the votes are counted. Most television networks and digital outlets rely on two providers for vote counts: the Associated Press or election-data firm Decision Desk HQ. Some news outlets such as the…

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