***To read the full blog, please check out the complete post on NewsBusters***
As the first polls began the close, liberal broadcast networks ABC and NBC were touting how confident the Democrats appeared despite lingering worries from 2016. As they were nearing the end of their political coverage for World News Tonight, ABC anchor David Muir noted: “the Democrats are projecting confidence as well, as you might expect.”
“They like the turnout” Muir continued, “particularly when it comes to their chances of taking over the House. And when Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was asked if she's 100 percent sure of victory tonight, she answered, ‘yes, I am’.”
Meanwhile, on NBC Nightly News, they threw their full weight behind the Democrats as they formed their cheer squad. “This is Kasie Hunt covering the race for the House, where tonight, Democrats are anticipating sweeping back into power,” she gleefully boasted as she began her report. “Nancy Pelosi, currently the Democratic leader, perhaps the next speaker, if Democrats gain at seats. But the question tonight, just how broad is the possible blue wave?”
A short time later, correspondent Kerry Sanders boasted about how confident Democrats were about winning gubernatorial races as well (click “expand” to read):
(...)