...AP’s Election Day news report is produced by a dedicated team of election analysts, researchers and race callers who make up our Decision Team.

AP does not make projections or name apparent or likely winners. If our race callers cannot definitively say a candidate has won, we do not engage in speculation. ...

Only when AP is fully confident a race has been won – defined most simply as the moment a trailing candidate no longer has a path to victory – will we make a call.

AP’s race callers and Decision Team are driven entirely by the facts. Race calls made by other organizations have no bearing on when AP declares a candidate the winner. Our team does not engage in debate with any campaign or candidate. Should a candidate declare victory – or offer a concession – before AP calls a race, we will cover newsworthy developments in our reporting. In doing so, we will make clear that AP has not yet declared a winner and explain the reason why we believe the race is too early or too close to call.

Gee, reporting based entirely upon fact. Could be a thing. This is why the Associated Press is the media source of record in the U.S.