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Kaleva

(36,146 posts)
46. Why are you excited? This hasn't been confirmed yet.
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 01:56 PM
Nov 2018

"Andrew Gillum's camp watching final voting totals with eye toward possible recount

Published 11:25 a.m. ET Nov. 8, 2018 | Updated 11:28 a.m. ET Nov. 8, 2018

The Andrew Gillum campaign is watching closely as votes continue to be tallied in Broward County to see whether the results of Tuesday's governor race may join the U.S. Senate contest in a recount."

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/election-results-recount-florida-governor-race-andrew-gillum-ron-desantis/1929796002/

yes that is great. bdamomma Nov 2018 #1
Happy but I don't know if its going to enough to win Legends303 Nov 2018 #2
This shit show is just beginning. I can only imagine the bullshit that will be uncovered. zonkers Nov 2018 #11
Next time.... mitch96 Nov 2018 #13
Woof Woof FakeNoose Nov 2018 #3
Good. Give em hell!! SweetieD Nov 2018 #4
Wahoo! raging moderate Nov 2018 #5
Great news. femmocrat Nov 2018 #6
Such happy news, thank you for sharing Blue Flower! FM123 Nov 2018 #7
I hope they're making that announcement on all Florida media!! SunSeeker Nov 2018 #39
Good. Liberal In Texas Nov 2018 #8
KnR!!! ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #9
Woo Hoo! sheshe2 Nov 2018 #10
Good. It's a longshot, but I've been telling anyone who would listen not to count out him or Nelson LincolnRossiter Nov 2018 #12
Woo hoo! mcar Nov 2018 #14
That's great! Fingers crossed. Dem_4_Life Nov 2018 #15
K & R mia Nov 2018 #16
Excellent news. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #17
Good deal! workinclasszero Nov 2018 #18
Link? grantcart Nov 2018 #19
Outstanding! jmbar2 Nov 2018 #20
YES!!!! niyad Nov 2018 #21
I haven't found any source confirming this. Kaleva Nov 2018 #22
Thank you! ChiTownDenny Nov 2018 #35
and why did he concede prematurely? AlexSFCA Nov 2018 #23
Concessions are not legally binding Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #25
The next step is to get it to .25 % for a hand recount YessirAtsaFact Nov 2018 #24
He hasn't made the first step yet. Kaleva Nov 2018 #27
First step was qualifying for an automatic recount. Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #33
I can't find any news source confirming it and the OP provides no link to such. Kaleva Nov 2018 #37
Here you go Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #55
Those are the stories I've been finding. Kaleva Nov 2018 #58
I guess we will know saturday Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #60
Link to results? Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #26
You are working on this? janterry Nov 2018 #28
My hope is that during the recount they uncover some massive vote fraud by the Republicans. honest.abe Nov 2018 #29
No mention of this in sources I checked: klook Nov 2018 #30
Make sure Katherine Harris and James Baker stay away from Tallahassee. lpbk2713 Nov 2018 #31
Yeah, no shit. calimary Nov 2018 #38
Holy cow... Takket Nov 2018 #32
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssss! MrsCoffee Nov 2018 #34
I second that!!! From Mrs. TEA :) onetexan Nov 2018 #43
Yay👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Meowmee Nov 2018 #36
As the Psalmist said, "Lord I don't ask for justice because in your eyes no man is justified, . . . pdsimdars Nov 2018 #40
"Lord, be merciful unto us according to Your great mercies!" eom sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #81
Has ANYBODY found a source confirming this? Kaleva Nov 2018 #41
omg, omg, omg!!! Stellar Nov 2018 #42
Why are you excited? This hasn't been confirmed yet. Kaleva Nov 2018 #46
Keep hope alive. n/t. Stellar Nov 2018 #47
But the OP, as far as I can tell, is wrong and maybe giving people false hope. Kaleva Nov 2018 #48
Thanks Kaleva... Stellar Nov 2018 #50
Yes shenmue Nov 2018 #44
Let's count every vote! K&R UCmeNdc Nov 2018 #45
Woo hoo! (I read that stats show it almost never changes results, but still....) Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #49
This got me excited, but... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #51
I've been searching Google for it too workinclasszero Nov 2018 #52
I see he's not... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #54
Here. LisaL Nov 2018 #83
I'm in Broward and our local CBS news reported on it at noon Sunsky Nov 2018 #56
Nothing on CBS Miami Twitter feed Roland99 Nov 2018 #57
It was reported via the television nt Sunsky Nov 2018 #59
I looked at the CBS4 Miami News website and saw nothing there confirming OP Kaleva Nov 2018 #67
Here. LisaL Nov 2018 #82
Yes, the news came out shortly after. Kaleva Nov 2018 #85
My math has it at 0.2684%. It is close to what he needs for a hand recount. StevieM Nov 2018 #62
Same here Sunsky Nov 2018 #63
Scott is probably dropping bricks. Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #66
Update my response... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #76
I think you should edit the subject of your OP. We need to cultivate reliability, not... LAS14 Nov 2018 #53
Blue is working from the Tallahassee office Native Nov 2018 #71
I just did the math and I have Gillum down by 0.53%. There may be more votes to come in. StevieM Nov 2018 #61
As of 1:55 PM I haven't heard any news source confirm the poster's claim. Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #64
Blue Flower, can you confirm? Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #65
We're not there yet. There's a 0.52 difference. In It to Win It Nov 2018 #68
Thank you. Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #69
Wait, are you sure about that? Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #70
You're right. At the last count I checked, we were at 0.52 In It to Win It Nov 2018 #75
Bring it Home!!! RockaFowler Nov 2018 #72
Marc Caputo just tweeted Gillum's at .47%! Done Deal!!!! Native Nov 2018 #73
"Andrew Gillum Ron DeSantis governor race appears headed to a recount" klook Nov 2018 #74
Yay! whathehell Nov 2018 #77
Lol love it onetexan Nov 2018 #79
Me too. whathehell Nov 2018 #80
keep fighting oldlibdem Nov 2018 #78
wow bdamomma Nov 2018 #84
I will turn somersaults in the streets ??????? Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #86
I am a Floridian and what we need is.... nvme Nov 2018 #87
Gillum is 0.44% behind De Santis Piedras Nov 2018 #88
They need to make sure that all the votes are counted NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #89
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