Then they could put the candidates names as "Candidate1" and "Candidate2" on the graphic to test everything. Text is just text, so there is no reason they need the actual names in there. There is also no reason to have the vote totals be close to realistic either.

This excuse that they were just testing the system is complete bullshit. The media does not deserve the benefit of the doubt, ever. They have proven time and time again that their acts of "stupidity" are actually malice. Anyone who still follows Hanlon's razor is just as retarded as Hanlon was.