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| Florida elections still too close to call as Senate race goes to hand recount – live | Florida elections still too close to call as Senate race goes to hand recount – live |
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| It appears a second county in Florida will not meet the machine recount deadline besides Palm Beach. | |
| BREAKING: Hillsborough Co WILL NOT submit recount totals to the state bc it turned up 846 fewer than originally counted. The office had 2 power outages yesterday that may have caused problems."We are not willing to accept that votes go unreported," Supervisor Latimer said. | |
| This is a handy summary of the state of play right now in Florida for the three statewide races that underwent a machine recount | |
| Lets sum up the #FLrecount easy here#FLGOV is done and has been forever. Gillum isn't even in hand recount level#FLSEN goes to hand recount, where he must pray Broward undervote was machine error and not ballot design#FLapol agriculture is within a few thousand votes | |
| The vote tallies are moving the wrong way for Bill Nelson. Rick Scott’s campaign estimates that it has increased its lead by 865 votes to over 13,000. | The vote tallies are moving the wrong way for Bill Nelson. Rick Scott’s campaign estimates that it has increased its lead by 865 votes to over 13,000. |
| Rick Scott campaign estimates it picked up 865 in machine recount. What a bust for Bill Nelson. | Rick Scott campaign estimates it picked up 865 in machine recount. What a bust for Bill Nelson. |
| Democrats are preparing a number of rules changes for when they take control of the House in January. These include slowing the legislative process to allow for more time to be considered and making easier for bills with majority support but opposed by party leadership to receive a vote. | Democrats are preparing a number of rules changes for when they take control of the House in January. These include slowing the legislative process to allow for more time to be considered and making easier for bills with majority support but opposed by party leadership to receive a vote. |
| NEW look at Democrats' House rules proposals: 72-hour rule for floor votes; streamlined discharge petitions, changes to Motion to Vacate, and much more...https://t.co/Z41JmpFqEN | NEW look at Democrats' House rules proposals: 72-hour rule for floor votes; streamlined discharge petitions, changes to Motion to Vacate, and much more...https://t.co/Z41JmpFqEN |
| Even though Palm Beach County didn’t meet the deadline for the machine recount, preparations are already underway for the manual recount. | Even though Palm Beach County didn’t meet the deadline for the machine recount, preparations are already underway for the manual recount. |
| Palm Beach supervisor of elections Susan Bucher says her county failed to meet the machine recount deadline. Behind her, tables have been set up for a manual recount of the Senate race. pic.twitter.com/YFxqISAUqK | Palm Beach supervisor of elections Susan Bucher says her county failed to meet the machine recount deadline. Behind her, tables have been set up for a manual recount of the Senate race. pic.twitter.com/YFxqISAUqK |
| In House leadership news, two freshman Democrats from California representing previously Republican held districts have backed Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. | In House leadership news, two freshman Democrats from California representing previously Republican held districts have backed Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. |
| In a letter to colleagues, Mike Levin and Katie Hill formally endorsed Pelosi. | In a letter to colleagues, Mike Levin and Katie Hill formally endorsed Pelosi. |
| With the conclusion of the machine recount, Rick Scott’s campaign has issued a statement where he calls himself “Senator-elect.” | With the conclusion of the machine recount, Rick Scott’s campaign has issued a statement where he calls himself “Senator-elect.” |
| Today, Senator-elect Rick Scott released the below statement following the 3:00pm conclusion of the machine recount. After the recount, Senator-elect Scott’s lead grew by 865 votes, with a total margin of 13,427. | Today, Senator-elect Rick Scott released the below statement following the 3:00pm conclusion of the machine recount. After the recount, Senator-elect Scott’s lead grew by 865 votes, with a total margin of 13,427. |
| Senator-elect Rick Scott said “Last week, Florida voters elected me as their next U.S. Senator and now the ballots have been counted twice. I am incredibly proud and humbled by the opportunity to serve Florida in Washington. Our state needs to move forward. We need to put this election behind us, and it is time for Bill Nelson to respect the will of the voters and graciously bring this process to an end rather than proceed with yet another count of the votes – which will yield the same result, and bring more embarrassment to the state that we both love and have served.” | Senator-elect Rick Scott said “Last week, Florida voters elected me as their next U.S. Senator and now the ballots have been counted twice. I am incredibly proud and humbled by the opportunity to serve Florida in Washington. Our state needs to move forward. We need to put this election behind us, and it is time for Bill Nelson to respect the will of the voters and graciously bring this process to an end rather than proceed with yet another count of the votes – which will yield the same result, and bring more embarrassment to the state that we both love and have served.” |
| Bloomberg reports that Trump will pay a rare visit to California on Saturday to tour the damage from the Camp Fire which has ravaged the northern part of the state and become the deadliest wildfire in American history. | Bloomberg reports that Trump will pay a rare visit to California on Saturday to tour the damage from the Camp Fire which has ravaged the northern part of the state and become the deadliest wildfire in American history. |
| Scoop: Trump will travel to California on Saturday to survey damage from the country’s deadliest wildfire — a week after he incited a backlash for his tweet blaming state officials for the blaze. | Scoop: Trump will travel to California on Saturday to survey damage from the country’s deadliest wildfire — a week after he incited a backlash for his tweet blaming state officials for the blaze. |
| In an Oval Office interview yesterday, Donald Trump took credit for Ted Cruz’s victory in Texas over Beto O’Rourke. | In an Oval Office interview yesterday, Donald Trump took credit for Ted Cruz’s victory in Texas over Beto O’Rourke. |
| Missed this — Trump to @DailyCaller: "So if you look at Ted Cruz, and you look at some of the people that won, they wouldn’t have won without my helping them." https://t.co/oVtOqaWEcd #txsen | Missed this — Trump to @DailyCaller: "So if you look at Ted Cruz, and you look at some of the people that won, they wouldn’t have won without my helping them." https://t.co/oVtOqaWEcd #txsen |
| In fact, as the Texas Tribune reports, Trump’s visit to Texas backfired. | In fact, as the Texas Tribune reports, Trump’s visit to Texas backfired. |
| Before Trump’s visit, Cruz’s internal numbers had him leading by double digits statewide. In the days after, his lead dropped to 5 points. | Before Trump’s visit, Cruz’s internal numbers had him leading by double digits statewide. In the days after, his lead dropped to 5 points. |
| Beleaguered Broward County completed its recount and sent the results to the state capital, Tallahassee, shortly before the 3pm deadline. There was no any indication of turnout or candidate tallies. | Beleaguered Broward County completed its recount and sent the results to the state capital, Tallahassee, shortly before the 3pm deadline. There was no any indication of turnout or candidate tallies. |
| An election official handed documents to the county canvassing board, saying it was reflected the machine recount. “With your permission, I’d like to go and do the upload to the state,” he said. | An election official handed documents to the county canvassing board, saying it was reflected the machine recount. “With your permission, I’d like to go and do the upload to the state,” he said. |
| The papers were duly signed. Brenda Snipes, the county’s widely criticised elections supervisor, told reporters: “We are excited to be at this point.”But she admitted that the total includes 23 invalid provisional ballots that were mistakenly mixed in with valid ones and are now impossible to separate. | The papers were duly signed. Brenda Snipes, the county’s widely criticised elections supervisor, told reporters: “We are excited to be at this point.”But she admitted that the total includes 23 invalid provisional ballots that were mistakenly mixed in with valid ones and are now impossible to separate. |
| “The canvassing board decided that 23 of 205 provisional ballots previously canvassed were invalid votes,” she said. “The remainder of those votes – 182 – were determined to be valid. Because I cannot determine which 23 ballots were invalid, I have determined to count all 205 votes in the second unofficial upload of the state.” | “The canvassing board decided that 23 of 205 provisional ballots previously canvassed were invalid votes,” she said. “The remainder of those votes – 182 – were determined to be valid. Because I cannot determine which 23 ballots were invalid, I have determined to count all 205 votes in the second unofficial upload of the state.” |
| She acknowledged that, if the 23 votes prove decisive in any of the races, “that will be a proper election contest issue” but she felt it would be unfair to disenfranchise the 182 who did vote. However, the batch of 205 will remain “segregated” from the rest of the election in case of challenges. | She acknowledged that, if the 23 votes prove decisive in any of the races, “that will be a proper election contest issue” but she felt it would be unfair to disenfranchise the 182 who did vote. However, the batch of 205 will remain “segregated” from the rest of the election in case of challenges. |
| Now that the machine recount is done, it seems that the hand recount will begin in the morning in Broward County | Now that the machine recount is done, it seems that the hand recount will begin in the morning in Broward County |
| More from Broward: The expected hand recounts will begin early tomorrow morning here. It’s expected to be a marathon 14 hours for hundreds of volunteers. And that’s just the Senate race. Deadline is noon Sunday. | More from Broward: The expected hand recounts will begin early tomorrow morning here. It’s expected to be a marathon 14 hours for hundreds of volunteers. And that’s just the Senate race. Deadline is noon Sunday. |
| The ouster of Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel after the unprecedented intervention of First Lady Melania Trump turned heads on Tuesday. However, Josh Rogin of the Washington Post provides some of the behind the scenes details on what happened. | The ouster of Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel after the unprecedented intervention of First Lady Melania Trump turned heads on Tuesday. However, Josh Rogin of the Washington Post provides some of the behind the scenes details on what happened. |
| You've likely read the FLOTUS office's version of what happened with Mira Ricardel. Here's the real story: https://t.co/SM6dIaLPab @washingtonpost | You've likely read the FLOTUS office's version of what happened with Mira Ricardel. Here's the real story: https://t.co/SM6dIaLPab @washingtonpost |
| It’s 3PM in Florida, which means we’ve reached the deadline. 66 of the 67 counties have completed their machine recounts. Palm Beach County was unable to do so due to outdated equipment so it appears that their initial count will be used for now. | It’s 3PM in Florida, which means we’ve reached the deadline. 66 of the 67 counties have completed their machine recounts. Palm Beach County was unable to do so due to outdated equipment so it appears that their initial count will be used for now. |
| I’m at the election supervisor’s headquarters in Lauderhill, Broward county, Florida, where the 3pm recount deadline is rapidly approaching. Through four windows, I can see workers still handling ballot papers, standing by machines or staring at computer screens. | I’m at the election supervisor’s headquarters in Lauderhill, Broward county, Florida, where the 3pm recount deadline is rapidly approaching. Through four windows, I can see workers still handling ballot papers, standing by machines or staring at computer screens. |
| In the room where I’m sitting with other about 50 reporters, five officials are sitting at desks, writing by hand or looking laptops or phones. One is looking through ballot papers and reading out candidates’ names. Election supervisor Brenda Snipes has arrived. | In the room where I’m sitting with other about 50 reporters, five officials are sitting at desks, writing by hand or looking laptops or phones. One is looking through ballot papers and reading out candidates’ names. Election supervisor Brenda Snipes has arrived. |
| In theory, all counties are required to cease their counts at 3pm and transmit the results to the Florida department of state to be aggregated. If they fail, the numbers from the first count will be used. | In theory, all counties are required to cease their counts at 3pm and transmit the results to the Florida department of state to be aggregated. If they fail, the numbers from the first count will be used. |
| One county does seem almost certain to miss the deadline: Palm Beach. The Associated Press reports that District Judge Mark Walker rejected a request by Senator Bill Nelson and Democrats to give counties more time to finish recounts. | One county does seem almost certain to miss the deadline: Palm Beach. The Associated Press reports that District Judge Mark Walker rejected a request by Senator Bill Nelson and Democrats to give counties more time to finish recounts. |
| It does appear that 3pm will be a milestone rather than the finale. The Senate race is so close that it will probably move to a hand recount and this saga will continue. | It does appear that 3pm will be a milestone rather than the finale. The Senate race is so close that it will probably move to a hand recount and this saga will continue. |
| The deadline for Florida to complete its machine recount is looming. The state has until 3PM to complete the process. At that point, a manual recount is expected to be required in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and the state’s Republican governor Rick Scott. Scott currently has a lead of around 12,000 votes. | The deadline for Florida to complete its machine recount is looming. The state has until 3PM to complete the process. At that point, a manual recount is expected to be required in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and the state’s Republican governor Rick Scott. Scott currently has a lead of around 12,000 votes. |
| It’s unlikely the margin will be close enough to require a machine recount though in the gubernatorial race where Congressman Ron DeSantis has appeared to edge Andrew Gilliam, the mayor of Tallahassee. DeSantis currently has a lead of approximately 33,000 votes. | It’s unlikely the margin will be close enough to require a machine recount though in the gubernatorial race where Congressman Ron DeSantis has appeared to edge Andrew Gilliam, the mayor of Tallahassee. DeSantis currently has a lead of approximately 33,000 votes. |
| If the list of potential Democratic presidential candidates isn’t long enough already, Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania declined to rule out a bid Thursday. | If the list of potential Democratic presidential candidates isn’t long enough already, Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania declined to rule out a bid Thursday. |
| In an interview with NBC News, Casey simply said “we’ll see what happens.” Casey won a third term last week over Congressman Lou Barletta by a margin of 56%-43%. | In an interview with NBC News, Casey simply said “we’ll see what happens.” Casey won a third term last week over Congressman Lou Barletta by a margin of 56%-43%. |
| Another former 2016 rival of Donald Trump is joining his administration. Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore has been nominated to be the US Ambassador to OSCE | Another former 2016 rival of Donald Trump is joining his administration. Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore has been nominated to be the US Ambassador to OSCE |
| Remember Jim Gilmore? The 2016 presidential candidate, who withdrew from the GOP primary after winning just 133 votes in New Hampshire, has been nominated by Trump to serve as U.S. representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. | Remember Jim Gilmore? The 2016 presidential candidate, who withdrew from the GOP primary after winning just 133 votes in New Hampshire, has been nominated by Trump to serve as U.S. representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. |
| Perhaps the most memorable moment of Gilmore’s campaign was when conservative pundit (and occasional Guardian contributor) Jamie Weinstein spoke on his behalf at the Iowa Caucuses. | Perhaps the most memorable moment of Gilmore’s campaign was when conservative pundit (and occasional Guardian contributor) Jamie Weinstein spoke on his behalf at the Iowa Caucuses. |