Early on election night 2000, the television networks, basing their announcement on exit polling in Florida, correctly projected George W. Bush as winning the election.

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The television networks initially incorrectly projected Al Gore as the winner in Florida, then retracted and later projected George W. Bush as the winner, leading to confusion and controversy due to the extremely close vote count and subsequent recount in Florida.

Early on Election Night 2000, the Television Networks, Basing Their