Posted on 12/03/2004 12:39:26 PM PST by ambrose
Bush's Ohio Win Was Closer Than Thought
Bush's Win Over Kerry in Ohio Was a Little Closer Than Originally Thought, Won't Trigger Recount
The Associated Press
Dec. 3, 2004 - President Bush's victory over John Kerry in Ohio was closer than the unofficial election night totals showed, but the change is not enough to trigger an automatic recount, according to county-by-county results provided to The Associated Press on Friday.
Bush's margin of victory in the state that put him over the top in his re-election bid will be about 119,000 votes smaller than the unofficial margin of 136,000, the county election board figures showed. That means Kerry drew closer by about 17,000 votes.
The margin shrank primarily because of the addition of provisional ballots that were not counted on Election Day and were not included in the unofficial tally. Overseas ballots also were added to the count in all 88 counties.
Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell will certify the results Monday.
The president's margin of victory was about 2 percent, not close enough to require an automatic recount. That is done only when the difference is 0.25 percent or less.
However, the Kerry campaign and two third-party candidates are seeking a recount. The Green and Libertarian parties said they have raised enough money they need to cover the costs.
The Kerry campaign said it is not disputing the outcome of the presidential race, but wants to make sure any recount is "done accurately and completely."
Kerry wants to count every vote in Ohio where he lost...but where there was an even SMALLER margin in the states like PA which he won, he has no interest ??? hmmmm?
I checked the AP webpage. What is posted there is correct. They have the symbol --- inserted in exactly the correct place. The error seems to have been at ABC. I have e-mailed them but have not heard back from them. Perhaps someone knows a more direct contact at ABC than I do.
See my tag line.
Am I the only one who thinks this sentence was written with Escher-like grammar?
They had a terrible editor. If you add a single comma, it reads a follows and makes sense:
"Bush's margin of victory in the state that put him over the top in his re-election bid will be about 119,000 votes [,] smaller than the unofficial margin of 136,000, the county election board figures show."
This sentence is totally stupid sounding too.
Are they saying his LEAD is 119,000 votes or 119,000 votes have been take out? This artical is so misleading and confusing.
Sorry, came in way late and didn't see Huck's posts... a comma does it every time!
Amazing. I saw that too. They're all miniature Michael Moores running around and misleading or lying anyway they can.
Mary Poppins and Mickey Mouse were disenfraudulised.....
"Bush's margin of victory in the state that put him over the top in his re-election bid will be about 119,000 votes smaller than the unofficial margin of 136,000, the county election board figures showed. That means Kerry drew closer by about 17,000 votes."
This statement only makes sense i you put a comma between 119,000 votes and smaller.
I've been reading DU lately and they are totally convinced that fraud has been PROVEN already and it's a huge story that's just starting to catch on in the MSM!
Reading their Election board is like being in an insane asylum.
The original estimate was 86% correct!!!
That's pretty darn close, and a lot more accurate than most newspapers usually are.
Yup, its that vast Left Wing conspiracy.
"Bush's margin of victory in the state that put him over the top in his re-election bid will be about 119,000 votes smaller than the unofficial margin of 136,000, the county election board figures showed. That means Kerry drew closer by about 17,000 votes."
Wire services are known for crappy writing. That's where the truly incompetent end up.
A win is a win.
True! They're so stupid!
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