November 11, 2001
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:Winding up for round III
The papers involved in the media recount will release the data tonight at 10:00PM. Talking points and Kausfiles seem to have the scoop. It appears that the "overvotes" (more than one candidate chosen) are the story, not the "undervotes". Kausfiles points out that Almost Everything We Thought About the Florida Recount Is Wrong! Gores' lawyer, David Boies, scoffed at the idea that overvotes exist. Indeed, Gore's best strategy would have been to seek a statewide recount, not selected counties, give up dimpled chads and go for "write-in" overvotes, where two holes were punched but a candidate's name was written in. Gore would have picked up votes in conservative counties. If Kaus is right, both sides were way too clever for their own good, but particularly Gore's team.