Was That Absolutely Necessary, AP?

Today, primary voters in six states cast their ballots for their choice for the Presidential nomination, including the significant states of California and New Jersey. Several hundred delegates are yet to be selected, but the Associated Press determined that the voters in those states needn't show up, because they "called" the Dem nomination contest yesterday for Secretary Clinton. By tallying up the super delegates who had not previously declared their choice, the AP couldn't wait to tell those states' Clinton and Sanders voters to "chill, we've got this."

In past elections, news organizations have refrained from projecting election winners until all of the polls close, so as not to discourage voters from coming out to vote. AP made the decision that getting their super delegate tally out first was more important than the choice of voters in six states. It's the "make the news so we can break the news" culture of today's corporate media on display.

BONUS:  Read Steve M.'s take on the awkward timing of the announcement.

BONUS II:  Tengrain also notes the problem here.