[7:13pm Eastern] CBS put up their 34-3 (Bush-Kerry) electoral vote estimate right at 7pm, ABC did the same. CBS using a television screen - on screen - with Dan Rather and a colleague pointing things out on various maps. ABC has Peter Jennings tossing to various correspondents, with a lower-right corner graphic with “Bush 34, Kerry 3, 270 to win” - NBC is playing it very cool when it comes to “predictions.”
As ABC leaves for commercial, Jennings says “Huge amount to talk about tonight…and wherever you are in the country…we can just sense from even here in New York City that the focus is very sharp on the potential for change in America.”
