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Originally posted by Robert Taylor:

"They called Florida for Gore 52 minutes before the polls closed but would not call states won by Bush for hours after the polls closed."

The panhandle of Florida is one hour behind the rest of the State, however we can't be like liberals, folks. We have to get our facts straight. You are incorrect trying to say that any of the networks called the race around 52 minutes early that election night; what is correct is the FACT that NBC was the first to make the call for Gore 10 minutes and 20 seconds before the Florida panhandle polls were closed. Here are the on-air times for the network calls for Gore, Retraction of Gore, Bush, and Retraction of Bush for Florida on that election night/morning.

CLOSING    STATE           CBS          ABC        NBC/MSNBC      FOX        VNS       WINNER
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7:00 PM   Florida:       7:50:11 PM    8:02 PM,   7:49:40 PM*    7:52 PM,   7:52 PM    Gore
           Retraction   10:00:00 PM                                        10:16 PM    Retraction
           Bush          2:17:52 AM    2:20 AM    2:17:30 AM     2:16 AM*              Bush
           Retraction    3:57:49 AM*   4:00 AM    4:02:00 AM     4:05 AM               Retraction

Note: The '*' indicates which network was first to make a call.
Note: All time in Eastern Standard Time.

Source: ON-AIR NETWORK AND VNS CALLS, PRESIDENTIAL RACE, NOV. 7/8, 2000

If the call had been made at 8:00pm EST exactly, it still would have cost Bush votes as many still in line might have just left, so condititioned are many to believe everything they see and hear on television...

dvwjr

I checked the data you cite, those are all EASTERN TIME ZONES.

Florida polls do not close until 8:00 PM EASTERN
Most Florida polls close 7:00 PM, but NOT ALL.

So, a call was made for Florida BEFORE THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS.

Devestated turnout for the GOP in heavily GOP areas.

Networks knew Florida polls closed at 8:00 because SECRETARY OF STATE HAD CALLED AND SENT LETTERS BEGGING THEM TO NOT MAKE PROJECTIONS UNTIL POLLS CLOSED. This straight out of book written by vilified s'cty of state who is now congresswoman.

Deliberate monkeying with election.