Back in 2000 World Net daily had this article concerning stealing elections and the tactics of a lawyer named Tim Downs:
“The first rule is, you keep counting until you’re ahead. And if that doesn’t put you ahead, you recount, re-recount — you keep counting until you’re ahead. If you’re behind, then you’ve got nothing to lose.”
Second, Nolan said, “the more times those ballots are handled, the more chance there is that chads will break loose” and hence disqualify the ballot.
Third, he said, “the minute you’re ahead, you stop and declare yourself the victor.”
Looks like Al Franken’s people have learned the lesson well:
The AP puts Norm Coleman’s lead at two votes.
Ace doesn’t like the look of it.
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