Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Volusia error

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The result was speedy keep‎. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Helpful Raccoon (talk) 06:56, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Volusia error[edit]

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A minor incident that was later pushed by Bev Harris as evidence to discredit the 2000 election. I can't find any unbiased sources (that aren't obviously connected to Harris) to satisfy WP:GNG. The closest sources I could find are the Washington Post piece and Jeffrey Toobin's Too Close to Call, neither of which provide detailed coverage about the incident, simply mentioning the error as one of several mistakes. The USA Today piece is opinion. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:01, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: News media, Events, Politics, Technology, and Florida. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:01, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re-reading Too Close to Call, it might barely contain significant coverage of the Volusia error: it describes how the error led networks to call the election for Bush, and says that a campaign staffer realized the mistake. But the coverage is somewhat brief, and one source still isn't enough for WP:GNG or WP:EVENTCRIT even if it is significant. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 05:35, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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