RU|He voted against the recount, before he voted for it

He voted against the recount, before he voted for it

Ravenwood - 12/07/04 06:45 AM

The AP reports that Ohio has certified President Bush as winner of their 20 electoral votes. But apparently John Kerry still has dreams of being President.

This battleground state on Monday certified President Bush's 119,000-vote victory over John Kerry, even as the Kerry campaign and third-party candidates prepared to demand a statewide recount.

The Kerry campaign last week joined the presidential candidates for the Green and Libertarian parties who are asking for a recount. The candidates, who received less than 0.5 percent of the Ohio vote, planned to file their requests Tuesday. The Kerry camp is not disputing the outcome of the race, but wants to ensure that every vote is counted.

The unnecessary recount will cost Ohio taxpayers $1.5 Million.

UPDATE: Kerry officials are trying to downplay that they hope to overturn the election result. But Green Party Candidate David Cobb is magnanimous: "There is a possibility that George W. Bush did not win Ohio. If that is the case, it would be a crime against democracy for George Bush to be sworn into office."

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I can't say I am all that upset with them for simply wanting to assure themselves that everything was up-and-up. What the hell. If it'll end the endless speulation about a "stolen election" I'm all for it.

I think Kerry knows perfectdly well he can't win Ohio, and he's only doing it becuase his heavy campaign donors demand it. Okay, well, they supported him, so why shouldn't he support them?

Let them have their way.

Posted by: Dean Esmay at December 7, 2004 6:33 AM

As an Ohioan I object to the recount. The margin of victory is outside the spread that triggers an automatic recount so if Kerry wants it done let him foot the bill. It's not like he doesn't have the cash.

Posted by: Ralph Gizzip at December 7, 2004 9:58 AM

Also as an Ohioan, I second Ralph's objection. If insuring that every vote is counted still has no chance of changing the outcome, why spend the money? It is a pointless waste of 1.5 million dollars. Since state law does not require a recount at this time, let Kerry foot the bill for a purely speculative recount. Ohio can't afford any more waste at this time.

Dean -

I appreciate where you're coming from, but a recount won't stop the speculation of a "stolen election". Recounts are inherently flawed as well, and unless the Democrats pull off a miracle "victory", they will just complain about the recounts being wrong, and thus, a stolen election.

Remember Florida, 2000? They did about 1,350 recounts and the whining still hasn't stopped.

Posted by: roger at December 7, 2004 2:05 PM