CNN tries to ‘stretch’ election night to another night

By Michael P. Hill November 14, 2018

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CNN attempted to capitalize on a competitive election by airing “Election Night in America: Continued” Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2018.

The special coverage mirrored the network’s actual election night coverage in many respects, though it obviously focused more on key undecided races and “flipped” seats in the House and Senate rather than realtime results or exit polling.