Decision Desk HQ
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Type of site | Election results |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Brandon Finnigan |
| URL | decisiondeskhq |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Current status | Online |
Decision Desk HQ is a website that focuses on reporting election results. The website was founded in 2012 by Brandon Finnigan as an alternative to what he deemed "slow" election calls by the Associated Press.[1] The company's president is Drew McCoy.[2] Decision Desk HQ uses an application programming interface (API) to get election results at the same time as they are published on websites provided by election officials.[3]
In 2020, Decision Desk HQ was considered one of nine "official sources" for election results by Twitter[4] and provided election results to The Economist, BuzzFeed, Vox and Business Insider.[2] Decision Desk HQ was the first major election reporting organization to call the 2020 United States presidential election for Joe Biden.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Ben (September 25, 2014). "A Right-Wing Truck Dispatcher Is America's Fairest New Election Night Vote Counter". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Nover, Scott (November 6, 2020). "Meet Decision Desk, the First to Call the Election for Joe Biden". AdWeek. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Steiger, Kay (March 3, 2020). "How Vox calls elections, explained". Vox. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Gadde, Vijaya; Beykpour, Kayvon (October 9, 2020). "Additional steps we're taking ahead of the 2020 US Election". Twitter. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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