Michigan 2000

[Plankton5165]

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

[Chips]

Gore won by 5. It would've been hard to see how Bush could've closed the gap.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Gore won by 5. It would've been hard to see how Bush could've closed the gap.

Rs winning MI in 2000 would have been hard unless it was popular R incumbent winnin re-elex with 300+ EVs. The state's fundamentals were more Dem than now.

[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?

[OSR stands with Israel]

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

[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.

[DPKdebator]

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.

Massachusetts was also erroneously called for Carter initially in 1980.

[sg0508]

MI was called likely because the Senate contest was close too, but Abraham outpolled Bush.  When Abraham was neck and neck with Stabenow, Bush was going to fall short. When exit polls were used, that was an easy poll-close call for Gore.