Campaign Trend Podcast

Calling Races On Election Night – Scott Tranter (Decision Desk HQ)

Eric Wilson Season 2 Episode 7

Scott Tranter is Director of Data Science at Decision Desk HQ, the only provider of real-time election results, race calls, and data to cover US elections from the presidency and Congress to the county and city level. We previously spoke with Scott about his experience building and selling his previous company, Optimus.

In this episode we dig into the nuts and bolts of making race calls on Election Night in an accurate and timely manner.

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