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To: ColtonGang who wrote (82561)	11/20/2000 12:59:22 PM
From: ColtonGang	Respond to of 769667

Poll: Americans evenly divided over Florida election dispute By CNN Polling Director Keating Holland November 20, 2000 Web posted at: 11:10 a.m. EST (1610 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The latest CNN/USA/Today Gallup poll indicates that the American public is deeply divided -- mostly along partisan lines -- about recount efforts in Florida. Six in 10 Americans say that the hand recounts under way in some Florida counties should be included in the state's final vote tally, but are bothered by the fact that the election could be determined by a court decision. An equal number of those surveyed don't think it will ever be possible to get a completely accurate count of all the votes cast on Election Day. About half of those surveyed say that the situation in Florida has been drawn out; the other half say they are willing to wait longer for a final resolution. Half say that they are confident that the election process in Florida will produce a fair outcome; half doubt that the final outcome will be fair. Forty-six percent say the Democrat Al Gore should concede the election to GOP George W. Bush, while 46 percent say he should not. Despite deep partisan differences, most Americans do not think the Florida ballot dispute is a national crisis. The public remains willing to accept either candidate as the legitimate president-elect if he is declared the winner. But 59 percent of those surveyed are bothered by the fact that courts are now involved in the final outcome, and that may explain why the number of Americans who approve of how the Gore camp has handled the situation in Florida is lower than the number who approve of the Bush campaign's strategy. The poll was conducted from interviews with 870 adult Americans on November 19, and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.