FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT OHIO RECOUNT WILL GO FORWARD IN ALL COUNTIES

Green Party ^ | 12/6/04

[areafiftyone]

Federal Judge Rules That Ohio Recount Will Go Forward in All Counties.

COBB/LaMARCHE 2004
http://www.votecobb.org

December 06, 2004 (released December 03, 2004)

Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director at 541.929.5755

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT OHIO RECOUNT WILL GO FORWARD IN ALL COUNTIES

Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb today expressed his satisfaction with a ruling by a federal judge taking jurisdiction over a Delaware County, Ohio lawsuit and denying the county's attempt to stop the recount of presidential ballots in that county.

"We are very pleased that the judge recognized our right to a recount and that the recount will go forward in each and every county in Ohio," said Cobb.

The judge also provisionally granted the motion by the Kerry-Edwards campaign to intervene in the lawsuit in defense of the position of Cobb and Libertarian Michael Badnarik. Although the judge did not agree with Cobb that the recount should proceed on an expedited basis, the Cobb campaign is confident that a full and complete recount will take place.

For more information see the campaign website, http://www.votecobb.org. 
Information about the Green Party can be found at http://www.gp.org.

 

[Red Badger]

Keep your powder dry, folks........

[NRA2BFree]

Gee, I bet this judge was a Clinton appointment. </ sarcasm >

[mewzilla]

Oh, I think this is a good thing. And the 'Rats are gonna wish they never went here...

[Chuck54]

not until......... the whites of their eyes.................

[sarasotarepublican]

What a waste of time and money. You would hope that some Ohio democrats would protest against this.

Looks like this is going to be an election procedure everytime the Republicans win.

[diamond6]

What has the White House said about this?

[GianniV]

Can we recount the 1960 election between Kennedy/Nixon while we are at it? There are some specific counties in Illinois and Texas that need to be investigated.

[NRA2BFree]

Keep your powder dry, folks.

You've got that right. I expected something like this when Kerry gave up so easy.

[marvlus]

What a crock of BS!!

[Semper Paratus]

This will take Ohio off the Battlefield State map.

[NRA2BFree]

Ping!

[PhiKapMom]

Ohio voters in 2006 are not going to be forgetting how much this recount costs them! DemocRATs and the rest are DOA in 2006!

[cake_crumb]

I've been afraid this was going to happen. They're going to pop chads and glom voter intent.....all votes for Bush were supposed to be for Kerry.

[RockinRight]

Yup. Solid red state from here on out. Just like Florida.

[Time is now]

Wonder how many new votes have been "found" at the start of each new recount?

[traderrob6]

He was

[sitetest]

"Although the judge did not agree with Cobb that the recount should proceed on an expedited basis,..."

I believe that that is the only meaningful phrase in the post.

[cake_crumb]

There are no words to show how angry I am.

[mewzilla]

Ah, but how many more fraudulent votes will they find while they're at it...?

[Lee Heggy]

Good grief! Give it up already...what a gaggle of sore losers.

[Brilliant]

Now a judge is going to have to decide whether the machine count was more accurate than the hand recount. You can bet they won't be the same.

[traderrob6]

Realax folks, the only place they might pick up votes are in the 93000 over/under votes. In Fl 2000 only 7% had a "discernable" presidential choice so that's 6510 @ a liberal breakout of 70%K 30%B = 2564 additional votes Kerry max. Fogetaboutit

[TheForceOfOne]

Hey Liberals! Its 2:00 am and the bartender is flicking the lights saying "You can stay, you just can't stay here" so stagger out to your cars and head for the nearest tree. There will always be tomorrow for therapy and booze to drown your sorrow.

[areafiftyone]

I believe the White House is not worried at all. They were fully prepared for the Dems to do this. Bush won Ohio and the Dems know it and no amount of twisting and screwing the vote can change that. The Dems look pathetically desperate and this is going to ruin any chance they have in 2008. The American people were sick and tired of it all in 2004 and the Dems have started it all over again and now the American people are going to be sick to death of the Dems again.

[JonDavid]

I don't think its a hand recount. Also, the over vote is about 96,000. So if comrade Kerry got all the over votes he would still loose.

[NRA2BFree]

He was

It figures. I'm a little surprised though, since Hillary has plans to run in 2006.

[Ragnar54]

We need a recount in Wisconsin, just to run up the score. Take away the fraudulent "rock the vote" ballots and Bush wins.

[areafiftyone]

Woops! correction: The American people were sick and tired of it all in 2000 NOT 2004.

[TheForceOfOne]

what a gaggle of sore losers...

Sore or Soros losers? lol

[12 Gauge Mossberg]

Can we recount the 1960 election between Kennedy/Nixon while we are at it?

Recount the 2000 Missouri Senate race while we're at it too.

Only Republicans are supposed to concede graciously.

[JonDavid]

Good point.

[Polyxene]

How about Pennsylvania? Bush lost to Kerry by fewer votes there. SHEESH!

[cake_crumb]

The most meaningful bit of information is that Cobb is nothing but a proxy that Kerry's using to overturn a legal election while keeping his dainty little hands clean.

[weegee]

Re: Ohio recounts...

Rats' Good Cop/Bad Cop;
More Kerry Flip-Flop Flip-Flop.
Bush Wins. Traitors Lose.

[NRA2BFree]

I don't think its a hand recount. Also, the over vote is about 96,000. So if comrade Kerry got all the over votes he would still loose.

If Kerry gets the Ohio electoral votes he will win won't he? I think Bush will still win the popular vote but not the electoral vote. That's how Bush beat Gore.

[InterceptPoint]

Now a judge is going to have to decide whether the machine count was more accurate than the hand recount. You can bet they won't be the same

Actually the statistics of this will be very interesting. I assume that machine votes are by precinct and that if the hand count is off by more than a few votes that it will be checked. My bet is that the machine count is very accurate and that the hand counts, if repeated when there is a discrepancy, will converge to the machine value. In any case the variances between hand count and machine count will be interesting to see, particularly if we get to see them at the precinct level.

And it might shut up those crazy DUers.

[Bigh4u2]

I don't think this recount is to try to find a win for Kerry, as much as it is a way to rob President Bush of a 'mandate', if they can find a closer win/lose ratio.

[weegee]

Bush has over 112,000 votes (120k?) lead over Kerry at this point. If EVERY one of the 96,000 over votes went to kerry, he'd still be a looooser.

[finnman69]

They have to raise the money for it first. The actual costs(not the filing fee) are in the millions.

[weegee]

Bush beat EVERY "Anybody but Bush" candidate combined. That IS a mandate.

[F16Fighter]

Great news...

When do the voter registration records in both Cleveland and Cincinati start their respective proctological exams?

[cake_crumb]

"Realax folks, the only place they might pick up votes are in the 93000 over/under votes. In Fl 2000 only 7% had a "discernable" presidential choice so that's 6510 @ a liberal breakout of 70%K 30%B = 2564 additional votes Kerry max. Fogetaboutit"

I know this and keep reminding myself of this, but the fact that the wingnuts have been displaying so much confidence that KERRY will be inagurated on January 20th, rather than the lawfully elected president, has had me slightly rattled since November 3rd. I canb't shake the feeling they've got a foolproof way to counterfeit votes and make them suddenly appear out of thin air.

[ColdSteelTalon]

The election is being stolen !!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Jesus Christ makes His appointed return on Judgement Day. As he makes the rounds, and the Earth is torn asunder, he comes across a group of people huddled in the ruins of a courthouse. "What are you guys doing?" He asks. "Can't you see that the world is coming to an end? I've got to get you out of here!" An elderly woman looks at Him, slightly annoyed, and says, "We're still trying to make sure every vote was counted for John Kerry!"

[Bigh4u2]

Yes. I know.

I was just espousing the 'liberal' mindset!

[cake_crumb]

"I don't think its a hand recount"

Oh, good. That's another thing I was worried over. I knew this was a done deal since last Wednesday when they filed suit.

[areafiftyone]

DNC will help them and so will Kerry. DNC and the Dems hired the Greens to do this. Why else would the Greens bother?

[TheForceOfOne]

Japanese Hari-Kari - Use large sword and upthrust one full thrust into sternum then fall down and die.

Liberal Hari-Kari - Use small dull knife and repeatedly stab in the head and heart yet careful not to cause death, only extreme misery and pain.

[Bigh4u2]

" canb't shake the feeling they've got a foolproof way to counterfeit votes and make them suddenly appear out of thin air."

They can't 'create' new votes.

They can only count what was already counted, or discounted.