The Fix Is In: Chicago TV Station Publishes Primary Results One Day BEFORE Primary

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On the eve before the GOP Illinois primary, one might ask:

How the hell does SGTreport have election results for a Republican primary in Illinois which has yet to take place?

We have long argued that the fix is in, but this… um… leaves us speechless.

Posted tonight – MONDAY, March 19th – on the web site of Chicago ABC News Affiliate WLS-TV are the following election results, clearly labeled as “Illinois Races, Federal Offices”. If we have this wrong, please let us know why this information exists in ANY form. Or, if we are indeed living in a banana republic, copy that. You now have our blessing to move out of the country.

The time stamped screen shot from my computer, on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 11:29 p.m. CST is posted below.

**UPDATE: Some time around 12:40 a.m. CST on Tuesday morning the web page (original link below) with the election data you see here was removed from the WLS-TV website.

Original Source (Now Offline) @ ABCLocal.Go.com

An email response from WLS TV indicates this was a routine data test:

Not the future…just test data…

The numbers you saw were routine test data from the Associated Press. That feed last week was for members to test election data display. They are always zeroed out several hours prior to the closing of the polls on election day. The links to the LIVE election data are then published across every page of the web site.

With feeds of results going to so many different locations on election night it’s important to be sure all systems are updating properly. We certainly apologize for any misunderstanding, but please rest assured we will not have any election results until the polls actually close in Illinois on Tuesday March 20, 2012.

Sincerely,

Kevin Carpenter
Manager of Online Operations
WLS-TV

(Source)

Via SGT Report