[MrChips]

Tom Brokaw is a turd. He was single-handedly responsible for the meltdown in Florida in 2000. Why? Because he called the elction in Florida early for Gore, knowing full well that the polls were still open in the panhandle, where tens of thousands of Bush supporters then did not bother to drive themselves to the polls.

[Cosmo]

Well, if that's true, then Bush should have no problem winning Florida this year.

I talked to a numbr of top conservative journalists following the debacle of 2000 and asked them about the effect of the early call. One told me that his organization looked for evidence that the early call cost Bush dearly. He said they found no evidence. This was the general consensus of those I spoke with.
Bill Gertz's anecdotal evidence in his book "At any cost" doesn't prove a thing, either. It borders on the sensational if you ask me, and yes, I like Bill Gertz....alot.

[ladyinred]

Gore wasn't even ahead in Florida when the media called the state for him either!