Election 2000: A Different Aftermath

[I Can Now Die Happy]

"Do the networks retract their call of FL for Gore as IRL?"

I'm not entirely sure on this, but I don't think they would.

"Do the butterfly ballots as well as other FL issues (felons, the timing of the initial call) go unnoticed, perhaps affecting elections in 2004 and beyond? Do the FL election reforms that took place IRL never take place?"

Because Gore won FL, I think they would go unnoticed, and the reforms wouldn't happen.

"Do the conservative to right-wing voters of eastern OR receive more than usual attention? (Lake County, OR voted 76% - 19% for Bush, after voting 61% - 26% for Dole four years earlier)."

Because they were instrumental in Bush's win, yes.

"In factory and hospital cafeterias, teachers lounges, hair and nail salons, bars and taverns across the country... what is the buzz?"

As I said in another thread, I was only 5 (turning 6) for the vast majority of 2000, so my perspective is rather skewed. I'd imagine some disgruntled Gore supporters would be peeved at the Green Party, albeit to a greater degree as in the OTL. Bush supporters would be relieved, same as in the OTL. People wouldn't draw their anger towards Jeb for giving his brother the election. Vote errors due to butterfly ballots would continue to occur.

The Democratic strategy in 2004 will be to win back Oregon, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire while keeping FL. Fewer people would vote Green in comparison to 2000 (same as in real life), so this wouldn't be too hard. Keeping FL with Bush's incumbency advantage could be tough though, and there is the possibility for butterfly ballots to throw the 2004 election to Bush.