Posted on 03/09/2004 8:53:58 AM PST by Reagan Man
HOLLYWOOD, FL (Talon News) -- Even before the first ballots have been cast in the November general election race for president, likely Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry has said he is ready to legally appeal the election results and even "pre-challenge" certain precincts ahead of the actual vote.
Democrats are still upset about what they believe was a stolen election in 2000 when their presidential nominee Al Gore lost because votes cast for him were allegedly not counted in certain voting precincts which cost him the election.
This oft-repeated theme over the past three years from the Democratic Party was even on the lips of one voter at Monday's town hall meeting in Hollywood, Florida who asked Kerry, "What can you do to prevent them from stealing the election again?"
Kerry, who is already using the perception that the election was stolen from the Democrats in 2000 to generate sympathy votes for his campaign, said he will "guarantee that every vote is counted."
In fact, Kerry went beyond that by saying his campaign has already put together a legal response team that will research each specific voting precinct that had difficulty counting the votes in 2000.
"We're going to pre-check it, we're going to have the legal team in place," Kerry explained. "We're going to take injunctions where necessary ahead of time. We'll pre-challenge if necessary."
Many Democrats are trying to stir up support for Kerry in Florida by reminding them of how President George W. Bush allegedly stole the election in 2000 when he won the presidency over Gore after a contentious 36-day legal battle that ended with a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end the recount. Bush won Florida and became the 43rd president of the United States.
Since that controversial and close election, Florida has changed its voting method. But Kerry said he wants to be prepared for any unexpected shenanigans that may arise this time around.
"I don't think we ought to have any vote cast in America that cannot be traced and properly recounted," Kerry expressed. "I intend to ask this legal team to do that, and we will identify those districts where people have had trouble voting in the past."
Continuing his focus on Florida, Kerry took a swipe at Bush by calling him "the great divider" and spreading the fallacy that the U.S. Supreme Court declared him President of the United States in 2000.
"You'd think that somebody, remembering what happened here in this great state, who was finally put in office by the Supreme Court of the United States, would actually recognize the divisions in this country and try to reach out," Kerry complained, suggesting that Bush has done nothing to compromise on the issues.
However, a closer look at Bush's policies on education, Medicare, and illegal workers provides just a few examples of the ways he has attempted to "reach out" to help bridge the "divisions in this country."
Interestingly, despite the negative campaign rhetoric from Kerry over the past few months, the Massachusetts senator offered several complimentary words about the president along with another personal attack against Bush's integrity.
"It's not personal," Kerry explained, referring to the attacks he has hurled at Bush during the race for president. "He's an enjoyable person to be with, he's funny and so forth, but he doesn't keep his promises."
Bush, whose brother Jeb easily won reelection as governor of Florida in 2002, is expected to campaign frequently in the Sunshine state to try to avoid another close race there in 2004.
Incredibly, Kerry boasted on Monday that two unnamed world leaders have privately told him they hope he defeats Bush and wins the presidency this fall.
"I've met foreign leaders, who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy they look at you and say, 'You gotta win this one, you gotta beat this guy, we need a new policy,' things like that," Kerry told reporters. "So there is enormous energy out there."
Talon News reported on Monday that North Korea's communist dictator Kim Jung Il has expressed his hope that Kerry becomes president so relations between the United States and North Korea could improve.
Seems to me that the shenanigans were Democrat dirty tricks. So he's ready for those again?
He'd really like the courts to declare him the winner without having to go through the annoying formality of an actual vote.
Most likely you're right! The model for this election is not Florida, but New Jersey. When it is obvious that Kerry is way behind in the polls, he will pull a Torricelli and "so the people will lhave a choice" Hillary or Al will step in.
"I don't think we ought to have any vote cast in America that cannot be traced and properly recounted," Kerry expressed.
Of course, this only applies to democRATs.
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