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Full Version: Recount In Ohio--yes!
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| Green Party Campaign Raises $150,000 in 4 Days, Shifts Gears to Phase II WASHINGTON -- November 15 -- There will be a recount of the presidential vote in Ohio. On Thursday, David Cobb, the Green Party's 2004 presidential candidate, announced his intention to seek a recount of the vote in Ohio. Since the required fee for a statewide recount is $113,600, the only question was whether that money could be raised in time to meet the filing deadline. That question has been answered. "Thanks to the thousands of people who have contributed to this effort, we can say with certainty that there will be a recount in Ohio," said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign. "The grassroots support for the recount has been astounding. The donations have come in fast and furiously, with the vast majority in the $10-$50 range, allowing us to meet our goal for the first phase of the recount effort in only four days," said Bobier. Bobier said the campaign is still raising money for the next phase of the recount effort which will be recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteers to monitor the actual recount. The Ohio presidential election was marred by numerous press and independent reports of mis-marked and discarded ballots, problems with electronic voting machines and the targeted disenfranchisement of African American voters. A number of citizens' groups and voting rights organizations are holding the second of two hearings today in Columbus, Ohio, to take testimony from voters, poll watchers and election experts about problems with the Ohio vote. The hearing, from 6-9 p.m., will be held at the Courthouse, meeting room A, 373 S. High St., in Columbus. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign will be represented at the hearing by campaign manager Lynne Serpe. A demand for a recount in Ohio can only be filed by a presidential candidate who was either a certified write-in candidate or on the ballot in that state. Both Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik will be demanding a recount. No other candidate has stated an intention to seek a recount and no other citizen or organization would have legal standing to do so in Ohio. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign is still exploring the possibility of seeking recounts in other states but no decision has been made yet. |
All RIGHT! Someone is doing this. I only wonder why the Kerry campaign is not the one stepping up to the plate.
Now for phase two...everyone knows what to do, right???
'Bina.
Hooray for the real fighters for Democracy among us! I wish them lots of luck. 
I am thrilled... However, if we also look at the medium and long term of this:
More democrates will shift their "loyalties" or better word "votes" towards the green party and perhaps libertarian.. (but I doubt that) in the next go around.
NPR today had a great piece on how united the repug party is... from local elections all the way up... and how un-united the democrat party is... and what needs to change at the DNC.
I am very very happy that at these two presidential candidates stood up and said... hey, we want a recount.. we smell a month old fish when we were at the voting polls, re-read the vote counts that didn't match the population even...
and yes, I wish Kerry would stand up.. no one on his behalf can call for this... only he can...
And my question.. since we are packing and I haven't had time to research... would ohio going in favor of kerry.. change the outcome?
Sorry for my ignorance...or lack of time to find out on my own.
More democrates will shift their "loyalties" or better word "votes" towards the green party and perhaps libertarian.. (but I doubt that) in the next go around.
NPR today had a great piece on how united the repug party is... from local elections all the way up... and how un-united the democrat party is... and what needs to change at the DNC.
I am very very happy that at these two presidential candidates stood up and said... hey, we want a recount.. we smell a month old fish when we were at the voting polls, re-read the vote counts that didn't match the population even...
and yes, I wish Kerry would stand up.. no one on his behalf can call for this... only he can...
And my question.. since we are packing and I haven't had time to research... would ohio going in favor of kerry.. change the outcome?
Sorry for my ignorance...or lack of time to find out on my own.
| QUOTE (Ronnie Jakers @ Monday, 15 November 2004, 7:13 pm) |
| And my question.. since we are packing and I haven't had time to research... would ohio going in favor of kerry.. change the outcome? |
Yes it would, Robin. The "final result" was Bush 286 vs Kerry 252 EV. The switchback of Ohio's 20 electoral votes would give Kerry 272 to Bush's 266. Which is the correct result (well, New Mexico for Kerry too) in the first place.
I'm pleased that the Green Party has officially asked for an Ohio recount. Now that wasn't hard, was it? It's ironic that the Greens may be positioning themselves as the timid Democratic Party's "white knight." This time Nader wasn't their candidate, either.
| QUOTE (Count Jeronimo @ Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:09 pm) | ||
Yes it would, Robin. The "final result" was Bush 286 vs Kerry 252 EV. The switchback of Ohio's 20 electoral votes would give Kerry 272 to Bush's 266. Which is the correct result (well, New Mexico for Kerry too) in the first place. I'm pleased that the Green Party has officially asked for an Ohio recount. Now that wasn't hard, was it? It's ironic that the Greens may be positioning themselves as the timid Democratic Party's "white knight." This time Nader wasn't their candidate, either. |
Thanks for the update on this....
WOW!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!! and yes, I saw that it isn't even nadar... calling for this one...
WOW!!!!!!!!! again WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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