Before many Iowa caucus sites even had attendees cast their ballots, most national news organizations projected former President Trump as the winner, leading to cries of election interference (despite most admitting that was already going to be the outcome), particularly from the campaign of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Early Tuesday, CBS Mornings and co-host Tony Dokoupil went against the grain and, unlike ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today, acknowledged the early call and conceded “there’s got to be a better way” for news organizations to make sure projections.
Dokoupil tossed from Iowa back to his co-hosts in New York in the first half-hour with that observation, saying he had “to point…out” that “the decision last night by the AP, many news organizations, including CBS, to project a win for Donald Trump just 30…
