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Harris was the highest ranking woman in Florida in 2000- the only one holding a statewide elected office. Shew did NOT chair Jeb's campaign- they ran in the same elction. But ALL the Republican elected officials were Bush-Cheney 2000 co-chairs- she was one of many, and had no official duties in his campaign. Yes, she went to New England- along with 200+ Republicans to campaign in FEBRUARY for W. He won the Florida Presidential primary in March- so ALL the delegates to the RNC Convention were Bush delegates- and all the statewide elected officials were delegates. The arguments are straw men to smear her.
Ron- I don't know what state you live in- but here in Florida elections are conducted by the 67 county supervisors- all but one elected in partisan elections, and mostly Democrats. They design the ballots, select the voting system from the ones approved by the state, oversee the count of votes, handle disputed votes, and send the final tally for certification. The role of the Secretary of State- whether appointed or elected- is purely a ministerial role of officially proclaiming the winner as determined by the county vote reports.
I was there- I know this. Do NOT fall prey to the DNC lie machine. Harris and Hood merely follow the law as written- the problem was caused by Gore's lawyers, who didn't know Florida law- and fought the election certification process. If they had not- they could have filed a protest- and forced a statewide recount- legally- rather than the selective manipulation in counties they controlled-- in counties GORE WON. His position was legally flawed- and he ran out the clock fighting a losing battle. He gave up rather than throw the race into the House.
The idea that people without party affiliation are non partisan is fantasy. Instead- remember that Republicans follow the law- whereas Democrats see it as a starting point for negotiations. Conservatives in responsible positions usually behave responsibly- whatever the job. Nonpartisan elections are just a tool to slip liberals into power without the people knowing their true philosophy. Goebbels was right- lies repeated often enough become the truth. The truth about election 2000 is buried under all the lies. Sorry about the tone- but the those weeks in 2000 scarred me- I was too close to it, too frustrated, too angry- and it still hurts when the lies surface. GG