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To: Selectric II who wrote (19773)	11/27/2000 2:21:30 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Over 50% of the country wants Gore to conceed.... Monday November 27 10:16 AM ET Six in 10 Say Gore Should Concede By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Six in 10 Americans, including a fourth of Al Gore (news - web sites) supporters in a new poll, say it is time for the vice president to concede now that George W. Bush (news - web sites) has been certified as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes. Nonetheless, about six in 10 in the ABC News-Washington Post poll also said they would accept Gore as legitimately elected if he were to emerge as the president. More, almost eight in 10, say they would accept Bush as legitimately elected. About 40 percent in the poll taken Sunday night said Gore should concede because the vote was fair, while almost 20 percent want him to quit because they ``want to get this over with.'' Gore's lawyers were going to court Monday in Tallahassee, the Florida capital, to object formally to the certification, a step known as a ``contest'' under state law. The vice president has been working to keep Democrats behind his appeal. Almost six in 10 people say it's more important ``for this to end quickly'' than for each side to make its full arguments in court. That reflects partisan differences as much as impatience with the long fight: just over eight in 10 Bush supporters say it's more important for the race to end quickly and three in 10 Gore supporters. Almost six in 10 overall say they would oppose the Florida legislature getting involved in the presidential race. Those polled were about evenly divided on whether ``dimpled chad,'' ballots that were indented but not perforated, should be counted - a question at the heart of manual recounts in southeast Florida. The national poll of 607 adults has an error margin of 4 percentage points. Such overnight polls provide a snapshot of the emotional reaction to an event like Sunday night's news that the Florida vote was certified. Such findings often hold up in polls taken over a longer time span, as well. The increased sentiment that it is time for the presidential election to wrap up does not reflect a shift in feeling about who should be president. That was still split in this poll as it was on Election Day, with 43 percent saying they favor Bush and 42 percent favoring Gore.

To: Selectric II who wrote (19773)	11/27/2000 2:49:40 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

>>"He {[Miami-Dade's Supervisor of Elections]} said he would not certify partial results because the precincts counted so far were largely Democratic. 'I am not willing to put my name to a certification that is not a full recount,' he said. 'You have skewed results.'""<< How much media attention will be given to this when they repeatedly replay the Democrats position for the contest in Florida? IMO, they will give it very little or no attention while they play select portions of Team Gore's PR spin. This is just like the media that almost completely ignored the fact that the Democrats are seeking additional votes in selected Democratic counties when this was a statewide/nationwide vote for President. IMO this has been treated as though it is completely fair, ethical & legal to ignore 63 of 67 FL counties while recounting 4 counties with different, yet ever changing standards. Oh, & the absentee ballot travesty has been all but swept under the rug. Perception is reality.... regardless of the facts.... And when significant, relevant facts are ignored by the media, perceptions are easy to mold. BWTFDIK? Ö¿Ö