What occurred was CNN called Fla for Gore. The problem was Fla sits in two time zones and people thought why bother voting for Bush when Gore has won -- they left the lines when there was still ample time to vote and the polls in the panhandle hadn't closed yet. The media doesn't call the elections, and people need to stop listening to them. This is what started the whole fiasco down there.
What occurred was CNN called Fla for Gore. The problem was Fla sits in two time zones and people thought why bother voting for Bush when Gore has won -- they left the lines when there was still ample time to vote and the polls in the panhandle hadn't closed yet. The media doesn't call the elections, and people need to stop listening to them. This is what started the whole fiasco down there.
I hate to link NPR, but this actually explains what you are saying. Then it goes on to explain all the follies for the next few weeks.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/12/666812854/the-florida-recount-of-2000-a-nightmare-that-goes-on-haunting