[Shryke]

will be about 119,000 votes smaller than the unofficial margin of 136,000,

Uh, that means Bush WON by 17,000 votes??? This writer is awful.

[frog_jerk_2004]

That means Kerry drew closer by about 17,000 votes.

With a little more money and legal rangling, I bet Kerry could have dwindled it down a little more. Hey, wait, maybe Jesse can "find" a few more votes! These people are real losers!

[atomicpossum]

What a slanted headline. AP does it again.

[Huck]

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.

Am I the only one who thinks this sentence was written with Escher-like grammar?

[orionblamblam]

> 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.

Wait. What? If the margin was originally 136k, and it's now 119K smaller, doesn;t that mean the margin is now 17k? Or are they saying that the original margin of 136K was reduced by 17K, and is now 119k?

[JennysCool]

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."

The perfect coda to their whole flip-floppy campaign.

[RtWngr]

Wow. Somebody send this guy a colon or a dash or something. Where did he learn to write?

[NRA1995]

In DUmmieland, no one can hear you scream.......

[Brilliant]

"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..."

Hmmm... Seems like the AP editors ought to think about repeating Second Grade.

[NRA1995]

"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."

Amazing how a missed comma between "votes" and "smaller" changes a sentence

[Tall_Texan]

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."

Was it accompanied by a laugh track?

[airborne]

Missed it by(____________________________________________)that much!

[Moral Hazard]

The way this write wrote it:

"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 way a competent writer might have put it:

President Bush's margin of victory will be about 119,000 votes. That is about 17,000 votes closer the the unofficial margin of 136,000 votes before provisional and overseas absentee votes were counted.

[colorado tanker]

If it's not close, they can't cheat.

[West Coast Conservative]

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.

What a horribly written sentence.

[mystery-ak]

Geeeeez, this AP article with it's comma-less sentences is just gonna fuel the rats over at Dummyworld...

[CCCnative]

If they wish a recount, let them pay for it. As long as someone else is paying the bill, they can challenge this without feeling a pinch.
and yes. The writer needs a good class in sentance construction and punctuation. sheeesh!

[b4its2late]

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.

Which, in English means Bush won by ONLY 119,000 votes. This article was not worth the time, wear and tear on the keyboard, nor the cyberspace it occupies.

[Petronski]

PRESS ADVISORY

Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Fourteenth District, Michigan
Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Dean, Congressional Black Caucus

------------FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 3, 2004
CONTACT: Dena Graziano (202) 226-6888

CONYERS AND OTHER CONGRESSMEN TO HOLD FORUM ON VOTING IRREGULARITIES IN OHIO

Rep. John Conyers, Jr. and other Representatives will be holding the first congressional forum on election irregularities in Ohio, the pivotal state in the presidential election. The forum will include leading advocates, election experts and investigators who have reviewed the myriad of election day and recount problems in Ohio, as well as numerous individuals who experienced problems and outright disenfranchisement on election day. Among other things, the forum, which is open to the public, will concentrate on many of the issues raised in letters from Ranking Member Conyers and other Members to Kenneth Blackwell (http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohblackwellltr... ).

WHAT:
"Preserving Democracy - What went wrong in Ohio?"

WHEN:
Wednesday, December 8th @ 10:00am

WHERE:
2237 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

WHO:
Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Rep. Melvin Watt
Rep. Robert Scott
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder Rainbow Push Coalition
Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio Secretary of State (invited)
Ralph Neas, President, People For the American Way
Jon Greenbaum, Director, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Ellie Smeal, Executive Director, The Feminist Majority
Warren Mitofsky, Mitofsky International, Coordinator of National Exit Poll (invited)
Prof. Robert Fitrakis, Editor, The Free Press
Cliff Arnebeck, Arnebeck Associates
John Bonifaz, General Counsel, National Voting Institute
Steve Rosenfeld, Producer, Air America Radio
Shawnta Walcott, Communications Director, Zogby International
##JUD-108-12/3/04##

[capitan_refugio]

If the sKerry Campaign is so very concerned about the vote count being "done accurately and completely," why aren't they paying for recounts in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin?

Good post. Thanks.