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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TraderGreg who wrote (5169)	12/7/2000 11:28:32 PM
From: Dave	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

<<2. If 1. above is deemed as whining and that indeed he only got SIX extra votes in a heavy Gore sample, then why did the Bush team fear continuing the count in those remaining precincts that were won by Bush?>> Because every time you let them handle the ballots, it increases the chance of fraud and ballot manipulation. Why would they allow the chance if they could completely remove any chance of that by not allowing additonal counts?

To: TraderGreg who wrote (5169)	12/8/2000 9:39:32 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 6710

why did the Bush team fear continuing the count in those remaining precincts that were won by Bush? There are three reasons. 1. The winner should NEVER encourage a recount because he has nothing to gain. 2. If Bush pushed for selective recounts, it may have threatened his legal positions down the road. 3. The potential for error or "mischief" is high with manual recounts.

To: TraderGreg who wrote (5169)	12/8/2000 11:16:07 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

why did the Bush team fear continuing the count in those remaining precincts that were won by Bush? If the game is over and the score is 100-98 in your favor, you object to anything that has the potential to change the score, even if you think it will break in your favor. What's the benefit to Bush of allowing the recounts? If he wins, he gets nothing because he's already won. If he loses, he loses. It's a no brainer. Tell you what. I'll play poker with you. I know almost nothing about poker, but I'll play with you. The rules are this. Every hand we each have to throw $5.00 PLUS all our winnings in the match to date into the pot. We play until I win a hand, then we quit. You on??