tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post5009764297473162317..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Do the math while doing the recountBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-24063594930847750302008-12-10T11:35:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:35:00.000-05:00That's a very good point, and it's a reason that I...That's a very good point, and it's a reason that I think the candidates (and their parties) should not be the ones who push for the re-counts and challenge the ballots, at least not at the first.<BR/><BR/>There should be an independent, non-partisan election board that reviews close races and supervises the recount. If a candidate wants to call for a recount when none is provided, or disputes the result of a recount, then he has the option of pursuing it. But the candidates shouldn't be tainted by the pettiness of dealing with these issues when its obvious that the election is too close to accept as it stands.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-91285429761788021112008-12-10T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:29:00.000-05:00As we saw in 2000, whoever has the razor-thin edge...As we saw in 2000, whoever has the razor-thin edge at the start of these recounts has an enormous psychological advantage over the other. The candidate who is behind is often portrayed as trying to overturn the election results, while the one with the lead enjoys the more positive image of just wanting to uphold the original results. Because of this, in 2000 Al Gore suffered terribly in national opinion polls during the Florida post-election disputes. If they did hold another election for the Minnesota Senate seat, I think just this one factor alone would sink Franken.William M. Irwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810352494774053280noreply@blogger.com