The Times today pointed out a very interesting legal angle on all this. IF the Dems continue to press home on the Florida front, and Florida cannot provide electors for the Dec. 18 electoral college vote, then Gore wins.
Could be part of the reason why they are stalling and not letting anyone know if they are willing to accept the recount.
I am perfectly happy to see if Gore wins the absentee ballots. I am happy to see if he wins a hand recount (apparently, he hasn't in PB...and they ARE counting dimples according to some reports...who knows?).
However, Bush has said they will accept a loss if the recount and absentee ballots show he has lost. HOWEVER, the Bush camp has stated that if further legal action is taken by Gore, they will contest the other states that have 1% or less in differential...which may give him the victory anyway...
My viewpoint? Stalemates get tossed to the House of Reps. Why not consider this nothing more than a stalemate? That's essentially what it is. Nobody has won with anything more than a statistical margin of error.
As I pointed out earlier, I think the market will rise very shortly. The fall, I believe, is a typical "change of administration" affirmation. |
