CNN winning is merely them echoing the majority sentiment of the polls, maybe with a dash of hope thrown in.
Ironically this may have done Clinton in with people thinking well, if she's won already then I don't need to go and vote.
Hindsight is always 20/20, it is very easy to see Clinton winning as a 'narrative' pushed with an agenda whereas based on the data available to them that simply made good sense.
See also: Trump expecting fully to lose (in his own words at some point).
A dash? From CNN all the way to FOX it was 23x7 schilling for the global government faction. Usually it's not so difficult because both candidates are in it. Trump ruined that technique and two parasitic political dynasties with it. Polls of AZ with a ~+15% Dem sample (when R turnout and D crossover was already off the charts) were used to run stories about how Clinton could win AZ... and TX! Attributing it to incompetence ignores the other obvious and well tested reason.
Ironically this may have done Clinton in with people thinking well, if she's won already then I don't need to go and vote.
Hindsight is always 20/20, it is very easy to see Clinton winning as a 'narrative' pushed with an agenda whereas based on the data available to them that simply made good sense.
See also: Trump expecting fully to lose (in his own words at some point).