On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 06:03:41 +0000, Chris Burford asked: > > Where does the following report leave the democratic campaign, (as > opposed to the Democratic campaign) over the Florida and US > election for President? it prolly puts paid to the anticipated rematch between president bush and al gore in 2004. the definitive (and published) fact that gore lost in florida will severely hamper his ability to raise money and will encourage primary challenges by other interested democrats... > What were the major deficits in the actual practice of democracy > that were exposed and should be remedied? there was nothing *new* uncovered in the florida recount. perhaps the one significant difference is that the public paid greater attention to the recount process, but -- again -- the old rule of thumb that recounts rarely change outcomes was found to be true. every election is followed by recounts of this variety, including the varied circumstances that raise doubts in the loser's mind. it is hard to see how anything will substantially change... ac ------------------------------------------------------------ FREE EMAIL from AUSI at http://ausi.com