The 2000 presidential election - “…Nobody knows for a fact who has won Florida” – (November 8, 2000)

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English - July 20, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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It was the election that did not decide the presidency, and the biggest media debacle since “Dewey Defeats Truman.” The 2000 campaign between presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore was shaping up as a cliffhanger. Pundits predicted that its outcome would hinge on results from a few key states - Ohio, Michigan, and most of all, Florida. On election night, television news organizations staged a collective drag race on the crowded highway of democracy, recklessly endangering the electoral process, the political life of the country, and their own credibility.

Broadcast audio licensed from CNN/WarnerMedia, CBS News, NBC News

Contributors:

Tim Russert, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Vice President at NBC News (Garner Audio Archive) David Bernknopf, Former CNN Vice President, News Planning, 1980 – 2001Marcy McGinnis, Former Senior Vice President, Special Events News Coverage, CBS NewsBill Schneider, CNN senior political analystBeth O’Connell, former Executive Producer, NBC News Special Events

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