“In fact, the networks which called Florida for Gore did so early in the evening—before polls had even closed in the Florida panhandle, which is part of the Central Time Zone. NBC called Florida for Gore at 7:49:40 p.m., Eastern Time. This was 10 minutes before polls closed in the Florida panhandle. Thirty seconds later, CBS called Florida for Gore. And at 7:52 p.m., Fox called Florida for Gore. Moore never lets the audience know that Fox was among the networks which made the error of calling Florida for Gore prematurely. Then at 8:02 p.m., ABC called Florida for Gore. Only ABC had waited until the Florida polls were closed.
The premature calls probably cost Bush thousands of votes from the conservative panhandle, as discouraged last-minute voters heard that their state had already been decided, and many voters who were waiting in line left the polling place. In Florida, as elsewhere, voters who have arrived at the polling place before closing time often end up voting after closing time, because of long lines. “
Remember this well. Calling a state which now has a Panhandle region in the Central Time Zone (an hour longer to closing of the polls, AFTER the rest of the state as a result) that has a LARGE population of Veterans, military and seriously Conservative people living there and VOTING-— really stupid to have done in 2000.
And really stupid to try to do this year. Examine the States where they are trying to “DO” a re-Goreification (Where do the time zones split out West for example) to suppress on the Voting Day.
The Volusia County FL, “recount” have related on FR several times. Gore was MANUFACTURING votes using little twerps from Vanderbilt who were already trained to contest plainly marked ballots-— The county used gubmint employees right down to the grass cutting lawn crews to “present” the ballots to these Vanderbilt leftie twerps and LOYAL Conservative Republican volunteers who argued (and took notes on the 2nd day using blank forms which were prepared from visual memory of the already prepared blank forms the demonrats brought. The second day was properly contested.
Met Knute Rockne, Jr. there and Mr. Ginsburg (chief GWB attorney) and many others who may have become never trumpers-— or, not).