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What many people missed in the first machine voter recount in Florida was the statistical impossibility of what happened. The first recount increase Al Gore's vote total by several thousand. When dealing with a set of data in the millions the gains and losses from each candidate would have canceled out and the second count should have had the same distribution as the first count with the following exception. Since the ballots were essential computer punch cards and a small fraction of them will be damaged at each machine count both candidates should have lost a few votes due to a ballot that was not readable. There is no way in hell Al Gores vote total should have increased. Both vote totals should have decreased.

The first machine recount had massive ballot box stuffing in favor of Gore. They just did not stuff enough into the first recount to give Gore the victory. They did try very hard.

You got that right. Here in Palm Beach county, we contributed 10,000 more Gore votes in a matter of three hours. And, the election officer gave Bob Montgomery, tobacco lawsuit litigator a black eye.