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To: stribe30 who wrote (128609)	11/16/2000 12:45:03 AM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570710

Scott, <I am wondering from both sides of the debate whether this ploy doesnt look a tad obvious and partisan... > I stayed off this topic so far because I find both candidates incredibly unexciting and as someone who expected the candidates to come to agreement on the process and not let it look like courts are deciding the issue. But given Bush's rebuff on the Gore offer for statewide manual count and on the offer to meet, I gotto agree with your musing. Bush camp probably did themselves irreparable PR damage to themselves today. Americans on average are not anywhere close to being as partisan as the activity on this thread indicates. What happened today will very likely make people think Bush is playing this unfairly and could even be offensive to some people's sensitivities. Bush should have accepted the proposal for full manual recount and would have looked like a leader. I see people seeing this as if Gore took the high road. Now Bush looks like someone who lacks popular vote and trying to steal election using his brother and highly partisan secratary of state. Ignoring the legalities of the issue (which I have no idea favor Bush or not), this was a terrible PR move anyway one looks at it. Chuck