Decision 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Funny

While Twitter roared, the election spotlight remained on TV

In a night of indelible moments, perhaps the most arresting spectacle was that of Fox News analyst Karl Rove aggressively disagreeing with the network’s decision to call Ohio for President Obama.

At approximately 11:15 p.m. EST, the Fox News “decision desk”—an on-site team of analysts charged with vetting the network’s state-by-state appraisals—let anchor Chris Wallace know that it was time to declare Ohio a win for the Obama camp, thereby putting an Electoral College victory out of reach for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

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