Florida Gov race might be headed to recount -- Sink and Scott lawyer-up

[nashville_brook]

Breaking: War Breaks out in Florida as recount in Gov race likely!

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/11/3/916434/-Breaking:-War-Breaks-out-in-Florida-as-recount-in-Gov-race-likely!



This is a quick diary.

Today I worked for the Sink's Legal Protection Team in Florida. For most of the night Scot's lead has ranged between 3 and 5 points. As I wrote in my diary yesterday (I am not breaking the rule) Repugs always lead until the very end, when South Florida comes in. Tonight Scott's lead is well under 2 points, and there are significant number of ballots to count in Dade and Palm Beach.

It is now probable there will be a recount here, according to Foxnews in Tampa. After talking with Karl Rove, George Bush dispatched a group of lawyers to monitor the canvassing board in both Palm and Dade.

I am sorry, I just entered a time Warp. I meant to say Rick Scot has dispatched lawyers. I can say from personal knowledge we are ready for them. The Sink campaign has lawyers in both counties at the canvassing board.

fladem's diary :: ::
Time to lawyer up, because if there is a recount it will be absolute war here.

[csziggy]

1. Good - I wish Sink had won outright, but at least we still have a chance!

[left coaster]

4. Agreed. nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Also,

We'll get to check those Republican counties to see if they counted properly.

[eomer]

8. Probably not.

Republicans wrote the recount rules. They will do a machine recount (op scan) and then a hand count of only the undervotes and overvotes.

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. I'm looking at MSNBC

It shows next to no votes counted from Calhoun County (I'd assume overwhelmingly Scott, but not many people). About 6% uncounted in Miami Dade, and 1% uncounted in Broward and Volusia -- which went for Sink. Who knows?

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. I've been referring to this website,

click on Florida for the grand totals, then click on the state again to see the breakdown per county.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/governor

[Nite Owl]

3. Oh no,

not again.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Do you have any idea what the ballots look like in the Dem counties?

Also, recounts have to include all the counties as determined by Bush v. Gore.

I want to see how a Republican controlled Florida explains why it is that Democratic and Republican counties have different styles of voting, (assuming that's still the case.)