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...could face a politically analogous scenario if Florida's electors aren't selected by the middle of next month. On December 18, the nation's electors gather to cast their ostensibly preordained votes for president. And if Florida's electors remain captives of extended legal maneuverings or the 49th recount, the other 513 electors would probably just have to vote on their own. And although Al Gore currently leads in the electoral count, since only about half of those electors are legally required to vote the party line, a new vote could easily mean a victory for either candidate...
...Gore campaign is calling for yet another recount in selected, predominantly Democratic counties where there were large, unexplained swings in the their favor in the recount," Baker said. The Bush campaign, he said, will "vigorously oppose" them...
...Palm Beach: "We continue to explore the possibilities of what can be done to remedy the unfairness of thousands of residents of Palm Beach County who believed they were voting for Al Gore... Our legal team has determined that the ballot in Palm Beach County was unlawful." Then the recount(s): "Waiting is unpleasant for all of us, but suggesting the outcome of a vote is known before all the ballots are properly counted is inappropriate...
...will of the people" (Democrats) and the "national interest (Republicans)." And the Sunday talk shows could be a real circus. On Tuesday - maybe Friday - the only secretary of state in Tallahassee that matters, Katherine Harris, will kick this thing up a notch with the certified results of the recount...
...Meanwhile, Bush spokesman Karl Rove is casually telling the same reporters there is an automatic recount under way in the largest county in New Mexico, which could of course tip that state to his candidate. One may soon come to Iowa, which also narrowly went for Al Gore. And maybe Wisconsin and Washington too. And don't forget Oregon, which hasn't even reported a final tally yet. And then there's California - the state's top Republican says his state's 1 million ballots well may tip the electoral brass ring to Bush. (Gore's people confined themselves...