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==2000==

==2000==

===2000 Florida Recount===

===2000 Florida Recount===

[[Image:Goregaia.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Gore, an environmental cultist, pursued a hapless attempt to stuff the ballot box during recounts as vengeance against Republicans for the impeachment of Bill Clinton.]]  

[[Image:Goregaia.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Gore, an environmental cultist, pursued a hapless attempt to stuff the ballot box during recounts as [[vengeance]] against Republicans for the impeachment of Bill Clinton.]]  

:{{See also|Bush v. Gore}}

:{{See also|Bush v. Gore}}

The legacy TV networks, in a rush to be the first to present results, made false calls in Florida. Each  network used the same exit poll data, which contained a small math error for Florida.  The networks first called Florida for Gore, then for Bush. They should have said it was too close to call.  Worse (and some believe, deliberately), the networks called Florida after the polls closed in the Eastern Time Zone part of the state (which is heavily Democrat-leaning) but while they were still open in the Central Time Zone part (the Florida panhandle, which is heavily Republican due to the large military bases located there).

The legacy TV networks, in a rush to be the first to present results, made false calls in Florida. Each  network used the same exit poll data, which contained a small math error for Florida.  The networks first called Florida for Gore, then for Bush. They should have said it was too close to call.  Worse (and some believe, deliberately), the networks called Florida after the polls closed in the Eastern Time Zone part of the state (which is heavily Democrat-leaning) but while they were still open in the Central Time Zone part (the Florida panhandle, which is heavily Republican due to the large military bases located there).