The Ohio Recount: Reluctant Officials and Few Rules

[IAMREALITY]

Apologies if this is a dupe. I hadn't seen it yet and its got some good stuff (though frustrating, be forewarned)

http://www.counterpunch.org/harrison12082004.html

[mirandapriestly]

1. I am just worried that they have covered their asses

they will pull something. It is so hard to come to the realization that we don't live in a democracy after thinking that we did all these years

[liberal N proud]

2. not dispute the results??????

There's an urgency to postpone the electors meeting, but the pressure's not coming from the Democrats. The third party recount is supported by John Kerry's presidential campaign which also wants to count votes, but not dispute the results. "The Kerry Edwards campaign does not expect the outcome to change," said Don McTigue, a Columbus lawyer who filed suit for the campaign in U.S. District Court seeking to impose uniform standards for counting provisional ballots.

[IAMREALITY]

4. Don't Be In Such Shock

That phrase has been repeated over and over and has been beaten to death already.

Basically you can take one of two positions:

1. Kerry is fighting strategically and silently behind the scenes and doesn't want his campaign to say anything to bring them into the forefront, therefore setting themselves up for disasterous backlash

2. They truly believe there is no way enough evidence could be found to overturn Ohio.

I'm with option 1. But we don't need to keep getting pissed everytime someone else says the 'we don't expect the outcome to change' line. It is simply a line spoken to maintain order.

[VTGold]

3. Once Arnebeck's evidence gets out - Blackwell's current behavior will ..

...look worse and worse

[Razorback_Democrat]

7. Is his evidence more than statistics?

if its just stat analysis I can't see the public getting on board, it will all seem too much a case of probability vs. "reality" that Blackwell et al will be spewing out.

I wish I could see it.

I saw it clearly a couple of weeks ago, now it seems to be fading away for me.

[Wordie]

5. kick

[IAMREALITY]

6. kick for pm