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

To: H-Man who wrote (110841)	12/11/2000 3:28:21 PM
From: JDN	Respond to of 769667

Dear H-Man: Yes, that would also be A. Gores doom but also would take week or two AT LEAST. Thus Fla. Legislature would act and frankly I would prefer that not to happen. Again, what has NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP ANYWHERE are those 2,600 UNCOUNTED Military Ballots that a Federal judge said MUST BE COUNTED. I bet Bush would get at least a net 500 votes right there and if the USSC were aware of it perhaps they would end this now. Plus, I would like the decision to be harsh enough as to provide some embarassment to the FSC as these people are getting OUT OF CONTROL. Plus, I am BUSHED and need some rest. JDN

To: H-Man who wrote (110841)	12/11/2000 3:29:17 PM
From: Jumper	Respond to of 769667

That should also reduce 180 bush votes (net gain) from 2 recounts.

To: H-Man who wrote (110841)	12/11/2000 3:46:55 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Given the discussion I think they are leaning to allowing recount with standard accross all the counties. That would be algores doom imo., since it will reduce broward county 'votes'. A statewide recount, even if it used a strict standards and removed Gore's more dubious Broward county votes, would still be likely to net Gore votes, probably enough votes to win. Most of the undervotes are in Democratic territory. If the Bush camp ever thought that a recount with a strict standard would have helped them, they would have had an easier time arguing about the standard, rather than fighting all recounts tooth and nail. It's a much sounder legal argument to say 'there's no uniform standard, so give us a standard' than to say 'there's no uniform standard, so fair manual recounts are impossible'. There's really not much legal precedent for the latter position.