Alex Sink (D) - FL Gov, Too Close to Call

JCMach1

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Tue Nov-02-10 11:11 PM
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Alex Sink (D) - FL Gov, Too Close to Call

Edited on Tue Nov-02-10 11:12 PM by JCMach1

From Sink,

"We're Floridians, so we know what it means to count every single vote. So this is what we're going to do. We're going to let the peple of Florida ... have their voices heard."

i.e. She's not conceding tonight.

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glowing

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Tue Nov-02-10 11:13 PM
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1. Please do... All those who put ballots in boxes today have yet to be counted.

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glowing

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Tue Nov-02-10 11:20 PM
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2. One biggie problem was St Pete. GOTV was horrible. At 6pm, we got a list in

Beth county to start callig... Turn out was bad. It's a biggie along the I-4. Too little effort. The dems decided to let it go this time. Very bad for the next presidential election.

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Mojorabbit

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Tue Nov-02-10 11:50 PM
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4. weather did not help

after a month without rain it would have to break the streak today

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FBaggins

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Tue Nov-02-10 11:28 PM
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3. A long shot at this point.

I thought the race had been called over an hour ago... but I guess I read it wrong.

May not matter as much any longer. The republicans picked up veto-proof majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:22 AM
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7. The Governor still has the ability to set the agenda, doesn't she?

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FBaggins

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:28 AM
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10. Depends on what you mean by "agenda"

There are functions that are executive in nature, and the gov certainly continues to hold those... but the legislature would be able to pass any law they wanted to.

Doesn't look like it's likely to be a "she" though... so it's all academic.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:29 AM
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11. How about calling a special prosecutor to investigate corruption

in the state? Or audits of government agencies?

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FBaggins

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:36 AM
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12. You don't need a "special" prosecutor

You can just use the regular ones. Special prosecutors are usually for investigating the executive branch without running too hard into a conflict of interest problem (since the executive usually controls law enforcement).

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The Backlash Cometh

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:43 AM
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13. Can the governor remove and replace State Attorneys?

That move alone would push Florida into this century.

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JCMach1

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Wed Nov-03-10 12:32 AM
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5. Lots of votes outstanding, including some absentees, but probably not enough

Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 12:34 AM by JCMach1

to swing the race to Sink...

That's my assessment anyway... maybe only about 28K outstanding

difference currently at 1.37%

Scott likely to declare victory within the hour.

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JCMach1

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Wed Nov-03-10 12:59 AM
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6. Still too close to call at this point... Sink approaching automatic recount territory

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The Backlash Cometh

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:24 AM
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8. Would not surprise me if that recount finds irregularities in the red counties.

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JCMach1

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Wed Nov-03-10 01:27 AM
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9. Scott pulling a Bush... claims he will have won when all the votes are counted

Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 01:28 AM by JCMach1

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