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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective

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To: Math Junkie who wrote (8650)	12/10/2000 2:07:27 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) of 10042

Richard, Thanks for a good post. Dan B. has the fixed idea that Bush was taking the high road in fighting recounts. I couldn't persuade him that Bush was just pursuing his own interests; maybe you can. In my opinion, the really unusual thing about this recount fight (aside from the fact that it involves the Presidency) is that both sides knew from the start which side would benefit. This is usually not clear in advance; most recounts confirm the original winner. The Republican strategy from the start has been to claim that manual recounts are a zoo and then to turn them into a zoo. An impartial election authority would have concluded IMO that the loser deserved a recount, considering the large number of under-votes and the extremely tiny margin of victory. Of course, in this case the election authority was the campaign co-chair of the winner. I agree with you about what the FSC should have done in hindsight except I don't think they could have set a statewide standard; it wouldn't have stood up under appeal.

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