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...most of these counties, there wasn't a recount," he said. "Largely, [we knew] this was gonna be fought in four populated counties--Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Volusia...
Three states merited scrutiny. One was Florida. Reports of voter confusion in Palm Beach County were rampant, he said. When the first wave of exit polls were released about 1 p.m., Baker and his team began to map out strategy for the days ahead. (Published reports later revealed that a telemarketing firm hired by Democrats urged voters in the county to complain if they felt disenfranchised...
...Baker knew that the allegation garnering the most sympathy--the butterfly ballots in Palm Beach--might make good television but wouldn't make good...
...most consistent theme was lack of evidence to prove Gore's allegations. There was, according to Sauls, no evidence to show abuse of discretion by the canvassing boards in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade or Nassau counties; there was no evidence of fraud or improper influence in the counting process; there was no preponderance of evidence showing balloting or counting problems widespread enough to necessitate a recount. In other words, Al, you've got no case...
...Gore gets his hand counts - depending of course on what combination of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade he gets - it will be Bush who will have to make a crucial calculation: Appeal all the way back up to the Supreme Court, or take his lumps and hope to win on the numbers one more time. (That's possible, especially if it's Miami-Dade and Broward on a tighter standard...