Michigan 2000

[Jamison5]

ABC and NBC had it as too close to call, but around 8:01, they gave it to Gore.

It was so crazy how they called states for Democrats so hastily back then. FL before polls closed, MI at poll closing. PA after like 40 minutes. New Mexico they called for Gore extremely early. They had to temporarily retract the call of the WA Senate election. I think they also called Georgia and New Hampshire for Bill Clinton at poll closing when they were among the absolute closest states in 1992. They also temporarily retracted the call of ME-02 for Bill Clinton when it turned out that Perot was a very close 2nd in the district. Oh and Dukakis won Illinois, right? Did they ever make a call for the Republican that they retracted other than FL for Bush?

[Jamison5]

ABC and NBC had it as too close to call, but around 8:01, they gave it to Gore.

It was so crazy how they called states for Democrats so hastily back then. FL before polls closed, MI at poll closing. PA after like 40 minutes. New Mexico they called for Gore extremely early. They had to temporarily retract the call of the WA Senate election. I think they also called Georgia and New Hampshire for Bill Clinton at poll closing when they were among the absolute closest states in 1992. They also temporarily retracted the call of ME-02 for Bill Clinton when it turned out that Perot was a very close 2nd in the district. Oh and Dukakis won Illinois, right? Did they ever make a call for the Republican that they retracted other than FL for Bush?

Yah ABC in 1980 called Maryland for Reagan

Ok. I did not know that. What time did they call it and when did they retract and when did the call it for Carter? They actually called most of the really close southern states for Reagan very quickly, didn't they? I think I remember seeing that part at least.