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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (16892)	11/16/2000 11:24:55 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) of 65232

CNN showing excellent rebuttal to media reporting Rep Tauzin of Louisiana, a republican he points out that Bush's victory in Tennessee was not announced until California polls closed they withheld the victory call for over an hour any story of Gore losing his home state would have had very large negative factor he also pointed to several nearby states Gore victory was called with smaller margins compared to Bush victory with larger margins he cited Bush wins in Ohio and Colorado he cited Gore wins in Pennsylvania and Minnesota Rep Cox of California, a republican media's call of Gore victory in Calif led to lowest voter turnout in Orange County LA since 1954 the media victory call occurred before the Calif polls closed a Yale LawSchool professor makes a point that the Florida Panhandle voted with 4% less frequency than in past elections he factored in higher general turnout (this is a simple 2-way ANOVA statistical layout) his conclusion: Bush might have received 10,000 more votes in Panhandle they voted less after hearing Gore had won FLorida almost no rush between 6-7pm occurred nearby Eglin AirForce Base his point is that media reporting could have had an influence of voting a bias favoring Gore more stories like this will be forthcoming I have long enjoyed the liberal bias by press and media but not when I vote for a Republican / Jim Willie

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