With 19 of 67 counties in Florida reporting, Bush is up by 1743

Per MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.com/news/466882_asp.htm?0cm=c10

29 of 67 counties recounted so far Bush is up by 790.

The recount included figures from Palm Beach County. This also includes the 19,000 ballots nullified from Palm Beach due to the fact that multiple candidates were selected.

Edit=From Fox News

With 32 of Florida's 67 counties completing their recounts, George W. Bush's lead over Al Gore has been reduced by 843 votes late Wednesday, with just 941 votes now separating the two in the crucial state tally that will determine the nation's 43rd president.



[This message has been edited by MrBigglesworth (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
Notice what they DIDN'T say? That the numbers had actually changed in any of the precincts that had been recounted? That could be sloppy journalism, (Or an attempt to build excitement by misleading people!) or it could mean that this is just a matter of Gore precincts reporting back earlier during the recount than Bush precincts. If it means the latter, the end number isn't going to change.

No, wait, I see from that chart that some of the numbers are changing, in Gore's favor. You don't suppose they'd be gutsy enough to rig ballots in the middle of a recount, do you? Well, I suppose they might, given the stakes!

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Sic semper tyrannis!

[This message has been edited by Brett Bellmore (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
I need to see a map of these counties to overlay the results. It looks like Broward & Miami-Dade are done, and Gore has not caught up yet. If thes rest of the counties left are the ones Bush won the first time around, I think it's over.

Does anyone else find it disturbing that these numbers are changing at all ?? Where are these 'lost' or miscounted votes coming from ??? I'm not accusing one party or the other, I'm saying if we are getting different counts in every precinct, the system is broken.

How scary is it that this race is as we speak being decided by friggin PUNCH CARD READERS :eek:

You would have thought the inventor of the internet would have upgraded the voting system years ago.

[This message has been edited by RH (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gino:
I wonder, are these recount numbers adding in the absentee ballots as they come in?[/quote]

Yes. Last night they had a Florida election official announcing his results. I think it was Dade. He said that they were counting the absentee ballots received yesterday.

- Mike


[This message has been edited by 2GSP (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RH:
Does anyone else find it disturbing that these numbers are changing at all ?? Where are these 'lost' or miscounted votes coming from??? I'm not accusing one party or the other, I'm saying if we are getting different counts in every precinct, the system is broken.
[/quote]

My sentiments exactly, RH. When I heard this morning that over 1000 votes had been found for Gore, I thought "how many other places across the country 'lose' thousands of votes?". What kind of morons (or worse...) are running this show?

Makes me wonder about the whole shooting match.
 
Although this probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans. It looks like the remaining 35 counties are Strongly Republican, Republican lean, or Slight Demo lean. The only thing I can hope is that means a great chance of finding Bush voters over Gore votes.

Bush's Jay Baker vs W. Chistopher and 50 lawyers. What should Jay Baker say--' CHARGE !!!!! '

madison46
 
I sincerely doubt Mr. Baker is alone, or undergunned. And, I hope he and his troops don't give an inch ... and, his reputation is that he is one tough SOB.

It is long past time we got tough with these liberal bast**ds.

Regards from AZ
 
Latest word from Florida with 55 of 67 counties reporting:
Bush - 2,909,504
Gore - 2,908,723
Advantage Bush +781

The following counties have not reported the results of their recount yet.
This is who they went to originally.

Alachua, Gore
Bay, Bush
DeSoto, Bush
Gulf, Bush
Hardee, Bush
Holmes, Bush
Manatee, Bush
Martin, Bush
Orange, Gore
Pinellas, Gore
Polk, Bush
Seminole, Bush


[This message has been edited by TheBluesMan (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
15:30 EST

Both CNN and MSNBC are reporting Bush up by 781 votes with 55 out of 67 counties reporting.

From CNN

FLORIDA RECOUNT
55 of 67 counties reporting (AP)
BUSH + 369 2,909,504
GORE +1,372 2,908,723

On average Gore is gaining 18.2 votes per county. 12 counties left.

-Mike



[This message has been edited by 2GSP (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
I just checked CNN, and they've got Bush up, but by only 400 and change... That's with 61 counties...

Still to go are

Bay
Hardee
Manatee
Orange
Polk
Seminole

How big is Orange county?



[This message has been edited by Bogie (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bogie:

How big is Orange county?
[/quote]

Original vote counts:

Orange: Gore - 140,115 Bush - 134,476

And the rest -

Seminole: Gore - 58,888 Bush - 75,293
Polk: Gore - 74,977 Bush - 90,101
Bay: Gore - 18,850 Bush - 38,637
Hardee: Gore - 2,341 Bush - 3,764
Manatee: Gore - 49,169 Bush - 57,948

Hold onto your hats, it's going to be CLOSE

- Mike


[This message has been edited by 2GSP (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
Holy cripes! 5 seconds after my last post it is now down to 341! This is getting gruesome! Where the hell are all these Gore votes coming from??????????
 
Orange just came in, according to CNN.

Lead is down to 341, but the rest of the counties originally voted pro-Bush. What's likely causing the numbers to increase is that the little tabby thingies (technical term, of course...) on some of the ballots don't get completely punched out, and end up showing as "didn't vote" until the machine/handling causes 'em to be knocked out.

I _was_ surprised that so many more votes were "found" for Gore than for Bush...

If the votes are recounted by hand in four counties, and these counties voted heavily for Gore, we will see more Gore votes, since all the dangling little pieces of paper haven't fallen off yet.



[This message has been edited by Bogie (edited November 09, 2000).]
 
From CNN at 16:28

Orange county reported. Gore +105 Bush +41

Current Bush lead is 341 with 5 counties left.

Bay, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Seminole

All were won by Bush.

- Mike
 
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