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To: hdl who wrote (53130)11/10/2000 4:37:11 PM
From: Milan Shah  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
why isn't bush attacking votes in florida, not just raising issues in other states? he may need to go on offensive in florida in some counties or overall in case gore wins re palm beach

I heard the excellent news conference given by James Baker on behalf of the Republicans. He said that the votes have been counted and recounted according to law. Everyone should wait for the foreign votes to be counted. But at that point, we should all respect the vote.

He said exactly that if Gore insists on pursuing these other claims and avenues, then they would have no choice but to respond in kind - to call for recounts in the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nex Mexico, for example. "We cannot then sit on our hands."

He also recollected the 1960 Nixon loss, in which there was a tremendous push to call for a recount, but Nixon took the high ground and conceded.

So far, James Baker and Republicans are taking the high ground, and avoiding politicizing the whole thing. But if the Dems start bringing in the lawyers, they will have no choice but to fight back.



To: hdl who wrote (53130)11/10/2000 4:51:14 PM
From: Dave  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74651
 
"why isn't bush attacking votes in florida, not just raising issues in other states?"

He is. His PR hacks are calling the Democratic response to the outrage at the invalidation of 19K votes as "politicisation" of the issue. And they're flying in their top spinmeisters as we speak.

Dave