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"In the meantime, why does GWB want to stop a manual recount? What's the big friggin deal?"
I suspect that GWB wants to stop a recount because: 1. He's afraid he might actually lose. Obviously. 2. More importantly from a constitutional standpoint, the election is over. Two counts have been made already, with GWB winning both. Therefore, the election is over. If some bumpkin isn't bright enough to punch out a little hole in a piece of paper in the correct place, then that's his/her fault, and I suspect GWB doesn't want the bean counters deciding the presidency when the voters and the electoral college constitutionally should.
I was initially somewhat in favor of these recounts to ensure that the correct result ensues, but after two recounts its time to move on.
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Actually, the election can't be over until all the absentee ballots have been counted, especially in a race *this* close ... therefor, its not over until November 17th, 10 days *after* the election (Florida election officials made this *very* clear to the media when they were talking about the recount the day after).
And, honestly, if Bush wants recounts in Wis., and Iowa ... I'm all for that. Its important that the right guy goes into office ... this isn't a matter of winning by several *thousand* or *hundred thousand* votes, but by a few hundred, or even less.
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There is a time limit on recounts, to prohibit exactly what's happening here: A loser in a close race demanding recount after recount until he can get results he's happy with... like an unethical scientist "tweaking" the data, or a child counting 'eeny-meeny miney moe' until he gets the choice he REALLY wants.
I talked to a man in our lodge who works on an election board and does voter recounts, and he said to me that recounts virtually NEVER change the outcome.
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Yeah, todays the limit for recounts in FL as I understand it.
But, we've still got to wait til the 17th to know who won ...
Also, New Mexico looks on the verge of swinging back to Gore, Oregon is almost in Gore's camp, with 99% of the vote in, and there's a *huge* number of absentee ballots from Israel coming in ... (and, c'mon, those'll be for Lieberman...)
I think my position on this has always been very reasonable. Florida itself has said we gotta wait til the 17th, so lets wait. Its not like there's a rush or anything.
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