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Harris is in the spotlight largely because Florida's demographic chaos has turned its politics into a hypercentrist snarl of compassionate Republicans and conservative Democrats, of a G.O.P. Governor who broods like Hamlet over every issue and a Democratic attorney general, Bob Butterworth, Gore's Florida campaign chairman, who once made a joke about the problem of convicts' catching fire in Florida's electric chair. That mix ought to make Florida a more cooperative place during radioactive disputes like the recount. But in reality, says University of Florida political analyst Richard Scher, it has made the state a dysfunctional place...
Also, Democratic Attorney General Bob Butterworth said counties should count overseas ballots that bear no postmark. This was a change from a previous Democratic stance that demanded full compliance with all legal standards that would have disqualified ballots lacking postmarks...
...Late Monday, state election officials dismissed Butterworth's plea, saying their refusal to count as many as 1,500 "disqualified" votes - many of which are from military personnel, who tend to vote Republican - is couched in election...
...Until Monday afternoon's announcement, Butterworth, who served as Gore's state chairman, was locked in a battle with Republican officials who argued all military ballots should be counted. It was a battle Butterworth couldn't afford to win. And considering his continued involvement with the vice president's campaign, it's probably safe to assume there's already been some relevant discussion within the Gore camp - perhaps Butterworth was dispatched to test the proverbial waters...
...saying on NBC's "Meet the Press" he thought vote counters should give those ballots "the benefit of the doubt." Nobody within the Gore campaign would comment on Lieberman's sentiment, or whether the vice president shared it. But when you take the senator's assertion in conjunction with Butterworth?s announcement, you have what looks very much like a change of heart. Now we'll just have to wait to see if beleaguered election officials are as susceptible to the peaks and valleys of public opinion...