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Topic: GOP firebrand Allen West refuses to concede; Fla. vote count is beyond recount margin |
GOP firebrand Allen West refuses to concede; Fla. vote count is beyond recount margin
Associated Press, by Matt Sendensky
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Posted By:charliecoconut, 11/10/2012 8:40:04 PM
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| West Palm Beach, Fla. - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state´s vote count Saturday, but the incumbent won´t concede. The state issued complete but unofficial results showing Murphy with a lead of 2,442 votes, or 50.4 percent. That´s beyond the half-percent margin needed to trigger an automatic recount. A handful of overseas and military ballots remain outstanding, but under state law the decision for a recount is based on Saturday´s count. Murphy declared victory early Wednesday morning and has held
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Comments: This article is through the Star Tribune This is the only man in this election that won´t give up. We fisherman here in Florida love him. You should too. I work in the Ocean Product business, he stands up for us, get ready to pay 20 bucks for a pound of fish.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
St. Pitbull, 11/10/2012 8:42:30 PM (No. 9006142)
F-n-A go Allen West!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 11/10/2012 8:45:15 PM (No. 9006146)
Basically, who cares about the overseas and military ballots? This is so obvious. We need Allen West.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mfm, 11/10/2012 8:51:17 PM (No. 9006148)
Best news all week, West is the man! Focus on the obvious and believe me, this is not the only race with over 100% turnout..
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
SteelTurman, 11/10/2012 8:55:50 PM (No. 9006157)
Mr. West. you have my undying support.
You are a man of great integrity and honor.
Unfortunately, those are no longer requisites for leadership.
What the world needs now ...
... is snake oil and coddling.
With a side of swag and some benefits to go.
Maybe in another century ...
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
cincinnati whig, 11/10/2012 8:57:52 PM (No. 9006160)
"military ballots remain outstanding"
Those officers who were derelict in their duty to ensure voting should become (in)famous.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Coy860, 11/10/2012 8:58:55 PM (No. 9006161)
Blame the RNC for changing his district. I pray he wins this battle.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
fritzilou, 11/10/2012 9:08:54 PM (No. 9006174)
Allen West is my congressman; he has every right to question the ballot count, since there are many egregious problems with the machines in Florida as well as the way ballots are handled. If Rep. West sees that the ballots have been fairly counted, he will concede with grace. Given the fact the machines have eaten ballots in some precincts, he deserves a respectful chance to check it out.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Bazi, 11/10/2012 9:09:34 PM (No. 9006176)
Thank you Allen West! Kudos and prayers coming your way!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
TakeBackAmerica, 11/10/2012 9:09:35 PM (No. 9006177)
America needs Allen West. Hang in there, Col.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Franz, 11/10/2012 9:11:49 PM (No. 9006181)
This sounds like another attempt to disenfranchise the military ballot. Stick to your guns Mr. West.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 11/10/2012 9:20:15 PM (No. 9006183)
Fight the good fight! He´d be an awesome candidate for President in ´16.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Starlifter Nav, 11/10/2012 9:20:55 PM (No. 9006184)
THe local CBS affiliate is reporting a voter turnout of 141% (not a typo) of the registered voters in St. Lucie County which is (FTA)´the only one of the three" the opponent won. Darn straight I´d want to see the votes add up properly.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 11/10/2012 9:23:12 PM (No. 9006187)
Post 6, I agree. The RNC elites undermined Allen West. Apparently the RNC is also to blame for the presidential debates which set up GOP candidates for failure. Bias liberal "journalists" have.moderated every debate since 1996. Town hall formats are a travesty. Enough is enough. The RNC must be fumigated before we have any chance to win a national election.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
brianod1, 11/10/2012 9:39:38 PM (No. 9006202)
Romney crushed Obama in the debates. My sad sense from talking to some people in Chicago, and maybe the sample size is too small, is that many who did not like Obama just would not vote for a Mormon. It saddens me deeply. I honestly feel in my bones that Romney would have been one if the great Presidents of the United States of America. Instead, our descent quickens, and the world darkens.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
curious1, 11/10/2012 9:43:09 PM (No. 9006204)
#14, they won´t vote for a mormon but they´ll vote for a mooselim? This is why one-warm-body, one-vote needs to be changed back to only those with skin in the game get to vote.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Rumblehog, 11/10/2012 9:47:16 PM (No. 9006207)
We need fighters like this at all levels of government. Conservatives don´t give up, hear that Boehner?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Passion, 11/10/2012 9:49:07 PM (No. 9006208)
Not voting for Mitt cuz he´s a Mormon is an assinine attitude. Whatever you want to say about Mormonism and some strange beliefs, every one I´ve ever known is a model citizen, has liberty in their DNA, is clean cut, polite, generous and hard working.
Gee, we wouldn´t want any of that in the White House, now would we?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 11/10/2012 9:55:23 PM (No. 9006217)
I am sure a few dumb dumbs that would not vote for a Mormon but that´s way way far down the list of reasons we did not win.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
loyalreader, 11/10/2012 10:11:29 PM (No. 9006226)
Rumblehog - you are correct. I told my wife this summer that if you are not paying income taxes, you should not have a say in who spends your money. That would clean out all of those on the dole who do not help fund this country, including those on social security who do not pay taxes any longer. No dog in the race. Then you don´t get to pick who makes the rules.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 11/10/2012 10:15:09 PM (No. 9006232)
The republicans in NY State approved a redistricting that would have flushed Ann Marie Burkle down the toilet, but a brave NYS lady judge threw out that betrayal, and a better redistricting was created. Even at that, though, Ann Marie appears to have lost to charlie rangel´s boy, dan maffei. But it was relatively close. If the republican party gets its act together, there could be a huge resurgence of republicans in the House and Senate. That is, if the republican candidates stop saying stupid stuff about abortion. Just answer the question about such matters by saying the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the matter. Man, a 10 year old would be wise enough to do that.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
janylou, 11/10/2012 10:18:42 PM (No. 9006234)
#17, you should meet some of my Mormon acquaintances here in PHX. They will bend over backwards for their Mormon friends because to do otherwise would be a sin in their eyes and every ward in the state would know about it, they are that clannish. They will also be nice if they think they can convert you but otherwise, screw you. If you ever looked at some of the parallels between Mormons and Muslims, they are very similar. They expect the wives to obey their husbands in all things. I have worked with some of them. They are not happy women. Of course having 6-10 kids each doesn´t help either.
As for Col. West, keep on fighting. Hooah!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
GringoinQuito, 11/10/2012 10:20:08 PM (No. 9006236)
Go Col. West.! Don´t give up!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
TruthandJustice, 11/10/2012 10:24:12 PM (No. 9006242)
Keep at it Mr West....you are the last best hope of this country!!!!
Exposé the stolen vote...exposé the corruption on your election so the American people can extrapolate ...and understand what has taken place under these criminal Marixists....
You keep fighting...and I´ll keep donating....AMERICA STANDS BEHIND YOU CONGRESSMAN ALLEN WEST....
Go forth on our behalf
GOD BLESS YOU CONGRESSMAN WEST AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
toinee, 11/10/2012 10:25:16 PM (No. 9006243)
Godspeed, Col. West. Thank you for not acting like a typical Republican wussie.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
fayebeck, 11/10/2012 10:25:23 PM (No. 9006244)
Of all the candidates in this election Patrick Murphy was the biggest doofus of all of ´em. A real nothing burger so to speak. A bigger doofus than that homely DNC chairthing.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Sandbar, 11/10/2012 10:41:11 PM (No. 9006271)
Is there something wrong w/my math or has the author misstated the election law. if it is one half of one percent the 50.4 is within the auto recount range.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
sickened, 11/10/2012 11:00:27 PM (No. 9006290)
Thank you Congressman West! I was hoping he would have a place in the Romney administration if he lost his seat. Still, he was originally elected by Tea Party people, and can be put back in office in 2014 by same (if the actual vote count leaves him out this time).
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Gloating, 11/10/2012 11:15:42 PM (No. 9006301)
The man is a true Patriot! May justice be served.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
killerbee, 11/10/2012 11:22:35 PM (No. 9006306)
Col. West was kicked out of the military for having the stones to do what was necessary for the lives of his troops. That fighting spirit, that willingness to fight to the finish, clearly has not abated in his time as a civilian.
Does he need money to fight this fight? Send every dime the RNC is asking for straight to West.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
mr smart, 11/10/2012 11:31:26 PM (No. 9006313)
West is one of the best and to loose to someone so much less than him no way if the votes are honest.
I think i remember fox news saying a heavy military town in Kansas voted for Obama. Anybody think that could be?
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Newtsche, 11/10/2012 11:41:33 PM (No. 9006322)
One would hope West can help expose some vote fraud machinations that can be demonstrated to have poisoned country-wide numbers.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
DonQuijote, 11/11/2012 12:21:39 AM (No. 9006351)
I believe 14 is onto something. One of my colleagues -- a Professor of Business Management, no less -- would not vote for Romney because of his religion.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 11/11/2012 12:43:37 AM (No. 9006364)
Too bad all conservative leaders didn´t have the will power to fight.
Could we petition for him to take Boners place ?
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Twiggy, 11/11/2012 1:10:49 AM (No. 9006387)
St. Lucie county is to recount votes next week. Personally I think Palm Beach county screwed up their recounts too, and the supervisor was getting very testy with West´s attorney. We were so disappointed when West chose to run in 18 and not 22 again but guess he had his reasons. I do hope he comes out of this on top. His opponent is a jerk. Go Allen go.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
geoguy, 11/11/2012 2:02:25 AM (No. 9006419)
Poster #26, it looks like that to me, too. By the way, how many is "a handful"? How can a winner be declared without military votes counted? It´s as if government is only going through the motions with the military vote. Could their votes put it in under 1/2 percent needed for a recount?
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden, 11/11/2012 2:49:11 AM (No. 9006447)
Prayers for Col. West and his family...
May righteousness prevail...
What an articulate, passionate, courageous and godly man...
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
JAN, 11/11/2012 2:55:16 AM (No. 9006452)
Florida was still ´counting´ votes as of Nov. 10th.
It has been a state ripe for voter fraud since Sore/Loserman.
Now the fraud has been perfected.
The scanners were not working, the ballots were incorrect, and the list of egregious voter abuses goes on and on.
Florida has become Illinois. Add Ohio to that list of stolen states.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
mws50, 11/11/2012 5:26:56 AM (No. 9006512)
Take away the 4,000 ballots created by democrat precinct chairmen and West wins.
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