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...Once they've gotten an audience with the high court (and that's assuming the seven Justices are moved to accept the case at all), Boies et al. face a staggering legal challenge. Somehow, in order to overcome Judge Sauls' ruling, the Democrats must convince the Florida Supreme Court that the Leon County judge abused his discretion by ruling...
...First, the judge laid down his logic: The plaintiff did not provide evidence showing that the results of the election would have changed if the recount took place. Then, one by one, Sauls struck down Gore's arguments, decimating the case David Boies et al. had taken such care to construct over the weekend...
...supposed to be a quick, clean attack: Boies et al. were calling only two witnesses, who were, one presumed, supposed to deflect every GOP criticism and render every doubt moot: Of course there should be a full manual recount in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties! Is there another conceivable outcome...
...Well, if you look at the questions they asked, you can get a sense of where the camps may divide. Of course, as always, you have to look at each question with a grain of salt: The Justices can ask any questions for any reason - strategic, intellectual, et cetera. For example, they may ask a question to redirect the line of debate, or in order to make a point to their colleagues...
...even embarrassed, they say, by the legal maneuvering he has set in motion in this quest to prove he won the balloting in Florida." (We know how he feels.) That was the appetizer for the Sunday shows; Gore will serve the main course Monday night at 8:55 p.m. ET...