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Source: USA Today
WASHINGTON Democrats have an "army of lawyers" working on the likely recount that will decide the winner of the Florida Senate race, the head of the Democratic National Committee said Thursday.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican, responded that the other party isn't playing fair.
"Now democrat lawyers are descending on #Florida," Rubio tweeted Thursday. "They have been very clear they arent here to make sure every vote is counted. They are here to change the results of election."
Fewer than 17,400 votes out of more than 8.1 million cast separated Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson as of Thursday afternoon. That's inside the 0.25 point margin that dictates a hand recount of ballots that showed either no vote or more than one vote cast in the Senate race.
But the totals could change before noon Saturday when counties submit preliminary unofficial results to the state.
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