Allen West still won’t concede

[The Straight Story]

Allen West still won’t concede


Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., refused to concede his reelection battle on Saturday, despite the latest tally of votes that show his opponent pulling ahead of the margin needed for an automatic recount.

Florida’s unofficial tally from Saturday shows Democrat Patrick Murphy ahead by 2,442 votes, 50.4 percent. State law mandates that those numbers be used to make a decision on a recount, despite a number of absentee ballots that still haven’t been counted.

From the AP:

Murphy declared victory early Wednesday morning and has held his lead ever since, even as thousands of absentee and provisional ballots were processed. He issued a statement Saturday saying it was time to put the campaign behind. He called his win a signal that voters were tired of the extremism West represented.

West’s campaign insists there are many unanswered questions in the race, mostly centered in St. Lucie County, the only one of three counties in the district that Murphy won. They are concerned that votes were counted twice and have asked to review sign-in books from the polls to ensure the number of voters matched the ballot count.

“We’re simply not going to just walk away from the race until we see that the numbers add up,” West’s campaign manager Tim Edson told the AP.


http://www.salon.com/2012/11/11/allen_west_officially_loses_seat_but_still_wont_concede/

[FSogol]

1. Allen West's concession isn't really required for the system.

Murphy is the new rep whether West agrees or not.

[liberalhistorian]

6. While that's technicallly true, the problem

is that he CAN clog up and delay transition proceedings with lawsuits, which the extremist arrogant fucker is currently and aggressively doing.

[CatWoman]

2. John Fugelsang just said he isn't surprised

as West still refuses to concede his flat top. A hairstyle that went out of style in the 90's

[SidDithers]

4. Hehehe....

that's awesome

Sid

[n2doc]

3. Hope they toss his office stuff out on the Capitol lawn Jan. 1.

Serve him right.

[Thinkingabout]

5. Allen West at his best, if he raises hell long enough maybe the rest will give in to him.

Why can't we get real people elected. He is questionable at the best. He is providing another reason he should be defeated.

[Angry Dragon]

7. LOSER

[Drale]

8. Did you really expect him to?

I was honestly surprised that Mittens conceded so quickly, I thought it would go on for weeks.

[MineralMan]

17. Romney had no path whatsoever to win. There wasn't anything to contest.

It was over on Tuesday night, and beyond challenging. He lost all but one of the "battleground" states. It was over.

[Webster Green]

9. Class act.

WTF?!

[MynameisBlarney]

10. In several different political forums

I predicted that West would lose and not go down without a fight.
I also predicted that would likely go ballistic and do something very stupid before it's over.

I hope I'm wrong on that second prediction.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. Didn't wittle Alan get his pony?

[sasha031]

12. they'll probably end up prying his hands off the door frame to his office and sedating him.

[Ganja Ninja]

13. I can see him getting naked and chaining himself to the plumbing in his office.

He really is that nuts.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

14. Here's his new office

where he can give speeches and rant all day long about communists in our midst to his constituents while they're waiting for the next bus.

[backscatter712]

15. Uncle Ruckus is making a ruckus!

He's getting pathetic at this point. It's pretty clear that Murphy won decisively.

[MineralMan]

16. His concession is irrelevant.

Once the election is certified, he lost. He can sue, but he'd better get started right away. Florida is one of those states that doesn't really have a path to recounts other than the official one, and this election doesn't meet those standards.

He's toast.