The Congress of the United States could do us all a big favor and make it illegal for any media outlet to broadcast winner projections in any political contest or issue until all relevant voting has ended. Say with fines of $1,000,000 for each minute before the polls close for a first offense and loss of FCC license for the second one. Yeah, it would mean no presidential projections until Hawaiians had finished voting, So what? We're gonna have to put up with whomever wins for at least four years. We can't wait a few hours?

Of course, there's no telling how many of the current congressional crop skated in to office by virtue of voters jumping on the bandwagon after having been projected winners. They aren't going to bite the hand that feeds 'em.

(Damn, I'm feeling cynical today! Must be the rain.)