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To: Uncle Frank who started this subject	11/30/2000 4:45:13 PM
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Ted Turner on the next president : PHILADELPHIA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - CNN founder Ted Turner has a way to end the political wrangling in Florida -- declare the U.S. presidential election a tie and hold a national runoff between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore. "Let's face it. It's a statistical tie. That's what you'd call it if it was a sporting event," the television mogul said on Thursday in a speech to the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. "I think we should have a runoff. Neither one got a majority because of the votes for (Ralph) Nader and (Pat) Buchanan ... and I think we ought to amend the Constitution so this doesn't happen again. Then if we don't have a winner with a majority, we have another election a few days later." Gore was leading Bush by 49 percent to 48 percent in the national popular vote, followed by Green Party nominee Nader at 3 percent. But both Gore and Bush must win Florida's 25 electoral votes in order to gain the 270 Electoral College votes required for election. The vice chairman of Time Warner Inc. , renowned for his entertaining off-the-cuff remarks, was also open to other innovative ideas. "Maybe we could have co-presidents. You be president this week, and I'll be president next week. It's a real hard job, and that might work pretty well because the president would get plenty of rest that way," joked Turner, a philanthropist whose fortune is estimated at over $9 billion. "We don't pay him that much, anyway -- not nearly as much as he would make in a private business." Florida authorities have certified election results that would give the state's Electoral College votes and the presidency to Bush by a razor-thin margin of 537 ballots. Gore hopes to overturn those results by securing a court-ordered hand recount in selected counties.

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