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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ColtonGang who wrote (99703)	12/3/2000 7:56:53 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 769670

So what's their point? New Mexico's got all of 5 electoral votes; it could leave the Union and nothing would change (except for a jagged southern border).

To: ColtonGang who wrote (99703)	12/3/2000 8:37:02 PM
From: JLIHAI	Respond to of 769670

It's not just funny, it's hilarious. They're giving Gore a taste of his own medicine.

To: ColtonGang who wrote (99703)	12/3/2000 8:37:25 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

"Republican party officials in New Mexico called for a hand recount in one county there, saying an unusual number of votes didn't express a preference for president, the New York Times reported. Gore was certified the winner of New Mexico's five electoral votes with a margin of 368 votes." So Republicans think there should be a manual recount because Gore leads by only 368 votes. Do you realize that the total New Mexico vote was only 572,000? So Gore's lead there is 0.085% of the vote? While Bush's lead in Florida is only 0.009% of the vote, or almost ten times less? Put another way, if Bush's lead in Florida was was proportionally the same as Gore's in New Mexico, he would be ahead by over 5,000 votes. But go ahead, recount New Mexico if you want. I just think it's obvious that if New Mexico deserves a recount, Florida definitely does.