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2000 As A Political Fault Line
- The 2000 election revealed deep, emerging partisan and demographic splits that shaped future politics.
- Political realignment in the South and widening gaps by wealth and religiosity made future elections more polarized.
Networks Called Florida Too Soon
- Networks prematurely called Florida and then retracted, shaping public narrative before final counts existed.
- Gore initially conceded then retracted after seeing the narrowing margins and reporting errors.
Tiny Margins Made Small Errors Decisive
- Millions voted in Florida yet the final margin was a few hundred votes, making small ballot errors decisive.
- Discarded ballots (overvotes and undervotes) became central because the margin was a tiny fraction of total votes.