12:37 PM -
Warren Christopher acts as
Al Gore's observer of the
Florida recount, which will determine the next
President of the United States of America.
George W. Bush sends
James Baker to observe. These two men, Christopher and
Baker, who happen to be friends, could end up fighting each other in a struggle for the presidency. Many accusations fly in
Florida, from punch holes being on the wrong sides of ballots, people being refused new ballots, to violence being threatened
in the streets. Petitioners in
Palm Beach County are demanding a revote.
Currently, at 12:44 PM:
--=FLORIDA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 45/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 795
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1:05pm
An emergency hearing to a Federal Court will be heard at 2:30 pm! This hearing is brought by a Palm Beach County voter who claims
his right to vote was infringed upon by an "inherent unfairness" of the Palm Beach County ballot.
1:11pm
George W. Bush is still declaring victory and is accused of incredible arrogance by
Al Gore as Bush begins accouncing and leaking
names for his cabinet.
1:19pm
Jesse Jackson is speaking in
West Palm Beach, and declaring 'Before there can be a recount, there must be a first count', essentially
demanding a revote.
Currently, at 1:24 PM:
--=FLORIDA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 46/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 793
COUNTIES NOT REPORTING YET:
ALACHUA, BAY, CALHOUN, CHARLOTTE,
CITRUS, CLAY, DeSOTO, DIXIE, GULF,
HARDEE, HOLMES, LEVY, MANATEE,
MARTIN, ORANGE, PASCO, PINELLAS,
POLK, SARASOTA, SEMINOLE, WASHINGTON.
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1:31
Gore Campaign Chairman
William Daley and
William Christopher are announcing that they are likely to make a court challenge
should Gore lose in florida, due to the
Palm Beach County ballot mix-ups, saying 'The presidency should not be won on a technicality.'
Currently, at 2:35 PM:
--=FLORDIA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 53/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 787
COUNTIES NOT REPORTING YET:
ALACHUA, BAY, CHARLOTTE, CITRUS, DeSOTO,
GULF, HARDEE, HOLMES, MANATEE, MARTIN,
ORANGE, PASCO, PINELLAS, POLK, SARASOTA,
SEMINOLE
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2:59pm
The federal lawsuit was withdrawn as soon as the judge entered the court room. It appears this was done to
instead file the lawsuit in state court.
Currently, at 4:04 PM:
--=FLORDIA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 58/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 403
COUNTIES NOT REPORTING YET:
ALACHUA, BAY, DeSOTO, HARDEE,
HOLMES, MANATEE, ORANGE, POLK,
SEMINOLE
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BUSH'S LEAD SUDDENLY CUT BY NEARLY HALF.
Currently, at 4:24 PM:
--=FLORDIA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 62/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 341
COUNTIES NOT REPORTING YET:
BAY, HARDEE, MANATEE, POLK, SEMINOLE
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BUSH'S LEAD SUDDENLY CUT BY NEARLY HALF.
Currently, at 9:39 PM:
--=FLORDIA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 65/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 225
COUNTIES NOT REPORTING YET:
MANATEE, SEMINOLE
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ALTHOUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS
ALREADY ALLOCATED IT'S VOTES IN
RECOUNT, THEY WILL BE RECOUNTED
BY HAND ON SATURDAY
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Looks like this election will be decided by the courts, not the
Plebians or
Rag-Tag people,
the common no-nothing-Joe on the street corner. Your vote counted, but it didn't, sorry folks,
the framers really tried with this one. Really, they did...
Down to the wire... 9:41 PM:
--=FLORDIA AP RECOUNT=--
WITH 66/67 COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 229
SEMINOLE COUNTY HAS NOT YET REPORTED!
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
ALTHOUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS
ALREADY ALLOCATED IT'S VOTES IN
RECOUNT, THEY WILL BE RECOUNTED
BY HAND ON SATURDAY
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--=FLORIDA FINAL PRE-ABSENTEE COUNT=--
WITH ALL COUNTIES REPORTING
BUSH LEADS BY 327
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Election Events continue on
November 10, 2000, sigh. I thought this would be over pretty quickly on
November 7th. =p