[moodyskeptic]

I witnessed the "Florida Effect" in California. I work at the polling place. The 5pm rush is always the biggest of the day. But not in Nov 2000.

The networks had called Gore the statistical winner, so untold thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands nationwide , felt their votes to be meaningless.

They drove home instead of to the polls.

[ErnBatavia]

Yep - and didn't the same happen in the Florida Panhandle? I believe that part of the state is one time zone over...

[cinFLA]

I witnessed the "Florida Effect" in California.

I witnessed the "Florida Effect" in Florida; and it almost cost Bush the presidency.

[Publius6961]

They drove home instead of to the polls.

I'm not sure I want people that unconscious and brainless on my side.

All they need is some yahoo to declare the other side the winner and they turn their brains off?

Hmmmmmmmmm.