Networks Take Cautious Approach This Year: ; Restraint a Result of Blown Calls in 2000

Charleston Daily Mail › November 05, 2004

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NEW YORK - Reading much of the same election results, television networks diverged early today in projecting a winner in the key state of Ohio - an illustration of caution caused by blown calls of four years ago.

Meanwhile, there were concerns among networks that early exit polls they commissioned had indicated John Kerry would do better than he appeared to be faring as actual vote counts came in.

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Networks Take Cautious Approach This Year: ; Restraint a Result of Blown Calls in 2000

Fox News Channel was the first to declare President Bush had won Ohio at 12:41 a.m. EST. Coupled with a projection of Alaska for Bush as soon as polls closed there at 1 a.m., Fox said Bush had clinched at least a tie for the presidency with...

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