Posted on 11/08/2012 4:57:46 PM PST by FreeAtlanta
Rep. Allen West is leading by more than 300 votes in Palm Beach County, Fla., a hopeful sign for the Tea Party favorite fighting for his political life after Tuesdays election, a source told TheBlaze.
No winner has been declared in the congressional race between the Republican West and his Democratic opponent Patrick Murphy, though Murphy had a 2,456-vote lead in the unofficial vote total.
But a Republican observer who has been monitoring the counting process said West pulled ahead in Palm Beach County on Thursday as the initial count continues. Ballot printing errors led to ballots that could not be fed through scanners in some areas, so Florida election workers have been forced to reproduce their contents onto new ballots that can be read properly, the observer said. As the votes are counted for the first time, West has taken a slim lead.
Its a separate issue from whats happening in St. Lucie County, where West has demanded a recount over disturbing irregularities. He filed a motion Wednesday to have paper ballots counted and to impound voting machines and all paper ballots cast, WFOR-TV reported.
The observer called St. Lucie County more Republican in makeup while Palm Beach County is a mix but overall Democratic.
The fact that he is ahead, period, even in this county is a good sign, the observer said.
Freelance writer Charles C. Johnson contributed to this report.
“Military votes were not counted because they were 1 day late in arriving would have put Romney as the winner in some swing states. Now, if the people who were affected by hurricane sandy got extra time to have their ballots counted - why not our military?”
You know in 2000, they threw out the military votes as well. Especially the ones in Florida. The excuse they used at that time was that they did not get postmarked. Therefore, they cannot be verified that they have been casted in time to meet absentee ballot rules. Every election it seems there is a new trick. This year is the worst though with these. A crashed plane, and a late ones.
What Republicans need to do is, with freedom of information act, get the records on who voted in a particular area in a city like Madison and/or Milwaukee Wisconsin, in the college area, while being videoed and monitored the whole time, check the validity of every voter. Find out if they voted more than once by checking the records of their home cities and other areas in the cities. Find out if they actually live at the address that is listed as their address. If this was done in just one area, carefully, in a big city, wouldn’t it be amazing what they would find. It might be an expense and a hassle, but they would be busted once and for all.
Probably. Also, isn't it interesting that even in an area that is usually democrat it looks like he may be pulling ahead. If that happened in that area, it likely happened all over the Country.
are you not understand that these results are not adding up, precints wiht a 100% turnout and all voted for obama .
Maybe you have a motive instead of looking at facts?
Knowing that West has the capability of upending the fraud if he is allowed to grab at loose threads and start pulling...look for sudden shifts in the counted vote in West’s favor. Not because West is cheating, but because the fraudsters are afraid that West, once he tastes blood may go after the entire fraud operation. So this election will be given as a sop to West in the hopes that he’ll take the victory and just go away. Murphy may have to “bite the bullet” for the team on this one. He’s 29 anyway so he’ll be back in politics at a future date.
Just being cynical. I hope if West loses, he loses by just 2 votes and he never issues a concession statement. I hope he just thanks his supporters for a job well done, never mentions his opponent by name (just like Murphy stated he wants to do with West, never mention his name again, according to a recent article), then regroups to fight for another day.
why are you jumping up and down for obama and dreaming about him?
Knowing that West has the capability of upending the fraud if he is allowed to grab at loose threads and start pulling...look for sudden shifts in the counted vote in West’s favor. Not because West is cheating, but because the fraudsters are afraid that West, once he tastes blood may go after the entire fraud operation. So this election will be given as a sop to West in the hopes that he’ll take the victory and just go away. Murphy may have to “bite the bullet” for the team on this one. He’s 29 anyway so he’ll be back in politics at a future date.
Just being cynical. I hope if West loses, he loses by just 2 votes and he never issues a concession statement. I hope he just thanks his supporters for a job well done, never mentions his opponent by name (just like Murphy stated he wants to do with West, never mention his name again, according to a recent article), then regroups to fight for another day.
Thanks for a very thought provoking analysis and viewpoint. Well done.
Why do you have reading comprehension problems? Too much public school? I’m just asking you to admit you were wrong - you’ll be a better man for it. If you really care aout fighting democrats, you need to do it through truth, not ignorance.
I’m hoping Mia will keep her mayor’s job and then try again...we know who she is now, the money will pour in and she’ll do the rest...
I;m not wrong when you put out polls whch are left wing, most polls and respected polls had us up in the I-4 corridor, most Dems and polls had us winning FL, have you evern seen West getting more votes due to hsi recount?
nah thought not, you are too busy looking at the NBC poll etc
OH and as for public school, yea I went to one , and then the military, wy did you og to an ivy league school and then getting a nice paying job and now you insult me thinking youre better
3.5 points no republicans need to be ahead by at least 10 it seems today
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