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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve

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To: KLP who wrote (1636)	11/10/2000 9:30:03 PM
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Newspaper Editorials Chastise Gore Campaign Comments November 10, 2000 (CNSNews.com) - The Washington Post, a newspaper that endorsed Al Gore, Friday chastised the Gore campaign for recklessly suggesting that the election will be illegitimate if George W. Bush is declared the winner. Likewise, an editorial in Friday's New York Times says, "Vice President Al Gore has escalated the atmosphere of combat surrounding the presidential election results with his decision to go to court in Florida." The Washington Post quoted Gore campaign manager William Daley as saying, "If the will of the people is to prevail, Al Gore should be awarded a victory in Florida and be our next president." That's a "poisonous" thing to say, said the newspaper's lead editorial. "Mr. Gore makes a huge mistake if he fails promptly to disown" Daley's comment. The Post says both candidates should work to "minimize [a] likely sour outcome." The Post editorial also criticizes some in the Gore campaign - and Gore himself "by proxy" - for suggesting that Gore's small lead in the popular vote gives him "superior status" - "a greater right" to contest the electoral outcome in Florida. "The electoral vote is what matters," the editorial says. It concludes, "One of these candidates - the one behind in the final Florida count - is going to have to make a political determination. You have to hope that whoever that turns out to be has in mind the country's interests ahead of his own." The lead editorial in the New York Times says it is "worrying" that the Gore team - led by former Secretary of State Warren Christopher - "would announce their support for a lawsuit while the mandatory recount is still going on and while seven days remain for the arrival of overseas absentee ballots." The New York Times says a new election in Palm Beach County "seems politically unsound and legally questionable." The editorial notes that imperfections are part of every election. Like the Washington Post, the New York Times says both candidates need to examine whether a "scorched earth" legal strategy serves the national interest. "One way or another, Republicans and Democrats alike should look toward the earliest possible date for recognizing the legitimacy of one winner in this election. They should not be laying plans that undermine an orderly and honest transition to a new presidency or set damaging precedents for future elections."

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