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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: The Street who wrote (122757)	1/20/2001 9:12:38 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) of 769667

In Collier, Bush gained 2-1, which makes sense because Bush won FL's highest income county by about the same ratio. ....A Daily News review of nearly 2,100 uncounted presidential ballots in Collier shows that George W. Bush — who today will be sworn in as president — could have increased his local victory over Gore by 226 votes if a hand recount was undertaken. That's nearly half of Bush's winning margin in the entire state. Assuming that all dimples, pin pricks, chads and other obvious ballot markings would have counted — a subjective standard — Bush gained another 770 votes in Collier County. Gore would have gained an additional 544 votes. In a county where Bush trounced Gore by collecting more than twice as many votes in November, the results of this week's ballot review were hardly surprising. But rather than crow over the findings, GOP activists who joined journalists and accountants for three days at the Collier elections office said the experience cemented their desire to improve the voting process.... naplesnews.com

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