It was the Panhandle in Florida which is conservative/military. The area is on Central time and the polls were open for another hour when the TV networks made the bogus call. Bush lost at least 10,000 votes in the pnahandle and probably more as you go further west.
The RNC has been having automated machines call Repubs in the Panhandle reminding them no matter what - go vote. Ignore anything you hear and go vote.
The networks made the call with only 10 minutes left to vote in the florida panhandle. There is no "farther west" in Florida. If you mean elsewhere in the country, you really have to be a dolt not to vote in North Dakota because you heard something, maybe, in Florida. The networks were dumb or evil, yes, but "our" voters have to be dumber than the butterfly ballot ladies for them to just pick up their marbles and go home!