It is too close to zero. It is clear there must be other forces at work. In closely matched political processes there are counteracting forces which drive the results to the middle. Each side exerts enough political pressure to claim votes in batches small enough to swing things their way. As the leader's forces becomes lax the loser's rally.
Some ploys win, and others lose.
Margins are whittled away until they vanish. The final count in Florida will now be measured politically. The political forces push back and forth. Votes have been abstracted away from the voters. They become token tallies on a political scoreboard.