We KNOW Rove was on the phone pressuring the media to call for Bush.. I just didn't catch how fast the switch was.
In one hour Bush gained 62 EC votes and the Presidency...
(red= kerry, blue = bush)
- 12:02 a.m. - OR called for Kerry: + 3 for Kerry
- 12:10 a.m. - MT called for Bush: + 3 for Bush
- 12:22 a.m. - CO called for Bush: + 9 for Bush
- 12:27 a.m. - FL called for Bush: + 27 for Bush
- 12:44 a.m. - ME called for Kerry: +1 for Kerry
- 01:00 a.m. -OH called for Bush: +20 for Bush
- 01:00 a.m. - AK called for Bush: +3 for Bush
Source: Electoral Vote Count timeline
Update [2004-11-18 1:58:18 by lawnorder]: Someone here suggested that I see
Media Matters for America for the times when each state was called by each
Same thing: Bush gets 62 EV in one hour (12-1am)
Colorado: 7 out of 8 called it at 12:20 (+or- 5 minutes). CBS called it one hour earlier... Pretty much the same for Florida, Ohio, Alaska. 7 out of 8 called within 5 minutes of each other, CBS called it one hour earlier... (ABC also called Florida 1 hour earlier)
It just looks like a case of MAJOR "groupthink" by our so called independent media
I smell a Rove Action or dirty Trick
