<p>It turns out that the Democrats' turnout miracle that painted half the country blue in the 2000 election was, after all, a miracle. Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe had so convinced himself that the Florida 2000 tie was the result of something real that he poured millions of Hollywood's box-office receipts into the state to burn down the Bush brothers. Jeb's win was the biggest rout in the contested elections.</p>