Posted on 02/10/2008 1:35:08 PM PST by Wallaby
Fox News has learned that the Huckabee campaign has called for a full investigation into the Washington State Caucus results, and are sending campaign lawyers to the state to help in that pursuit. Ed Rollins, Huckabee campaign chairman, directly challenged Washington State GOP Chairman Luke Essers move in anounncing that John McCain had won the tight race with only 87.2 percent of the votes counted.
The chairman showed very bad judgement in stopping the voting last night when announcing John McCain had won, when there was less that a 200 vote margin between the two candidates, Rollins told Fox in an exclusive interview. You never announce a vote, in my 40 years of politics I have never know anybody to announce a vote count before the vote is counted.
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For those of you who miss, Al Gore, he’s back!!!!!!!!
oh no Mikey, you mena the gop and your good buddy john have trained their sites on you? Darn there goes that vp slot
lol you chump
200 votes margin with just 87% votes counted... Huck is right on this.
Come on, if Fred or Mitt had this happen to them, all of the kool aid drinking Freepers would be staging protests. I agree, why declare a winner when it is close and there are still votes left to count? Why not just work a little later and count ‘em up?
What a buffoon he is
Eh, if it’s really that tight, why not investigate? Especially if Huckabee’s campaign is willing to pay for an investigation or recount or whatever they do in those caucii. As long as the taxpayers don’t get stuck with the bill, there’s no harm in it.
}:-)4
About time they covered other candidates.
“Al Gore, hes back”
I’m glad Goron and Huck are doing this.
More elections should be challenged.
Why should they pay for a recount of a no-count? Just count the damn votes in the first place.
Does anyone know which areas are not included in the totals?
For some reason, I have no idea what it could be, they are attempting to deny Huckabee the election in Washington.
Ed don’t do this. You have nothing to gain from this...and you won’t get the Nobel prize either.
“You never announce a vote, in my 40 years of politics I have never know anybody to announce a vote count before the vote is counted.
Well, ED, you need to get around a little more.
(puts on tinfoil hat).....
Is this part of the “play” or is it real?
Yeah, real buffoon. Thinks his votes should get counted.
Don’t you feel like a buffoon after supporting Fred as the true conservative only to see him support McCain .... again as he did in 2000?
“Dont you feel like a buffoon after supporting Fred as the true conservative only to see him support McCain “
just a little =)
Attaboy, Huckabee. Even though I don’t support Huckabee, if only 200 votes seperate he and McCain he’s doing the right thing.
I'm not a Huckabite...I'm a FRedHead and I agree. Why was the counting stopped?
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