Concession ALLOWS the votes to be counted

[mtnester]

No challenges, all the votes are being counted. Do you think that they would continue counting provisionals in Ohio if the legal war was on?

I dunno, but I think Kerry decided the only way to get all the votes counted was to concede.

So now that ballots are not tied up in court, I am sure the legals are making sure they are all counted and certified, or at least keeping an eye on it that it is done. Do you think that would be happening now? If Kerry brought the legals out, provisionals would eventually be thrown out, and you all know that.

If we feel that the provisionals in Ohio and other states, and the other ballots to be counted in Florida continue to be counted, what if it swung two states in a couple of weeks?

Fodder for the cannon..

[Massacure]

1. I say don't get your hopes up.

[Ms. Toad]

2. There are laws that govern the counting of provisional ballots,

The counting of these ballots is required and independent of whatever other legal challenge may be pursued. They would be counted concession or not. Out of courtesy to those of us who have put our lives on hold for the last month, put our own issues second, took the trouble to vote provisional, and a whole host of other descriptions of folks who went above and beyond the call of duty, Kerry should have waited to concede until after the provisionals and absentee ballots were counted.

[fearnobush]

3. No way in hell those ballots would count if Kerry took legal action.

I was wondering if that was the strategy all along. The Repukes have been saying all along that those ballots would be thrown out of court from day one. At least now, a ballot counting sleeper campaign can occur.

[Chico Man]

4. "ballet counting sleeper campaign?"

Yeah, it's just that, a sleeper, but one that never wakes up.

[spotbird]

9. How many provisional ballots were there? nt

[Junkdrawer]

5. Here's the rub:

The bulk of the ballots are "provisional". That usually means that someone at the precinct had a "reason" for challenging the voter. Without vigorous legal representation, guess how that call will go.

[vpigrad]

6. Goes both ways

> Without vigorous legal representation, guess how that call will go.

But after Kerry conceded, there won't be a vigorous legal representation trying to get votes thrown-out! While not a good plan, it's the best available at this time. Impeachment is the only fallback.

[Junkdrawer]

7. Republicans ALWAYS fight...

It's why they win so often.

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And they have no compunction about fighting dirty, either.

[cureautismnow]

8. Fitzpatrick is another fallback...

If only someone would light a fire under his slow, run-out-the-clock investigation into the Plame treason.

[Sivafae]

10. I hate to sound dumb

but if he conceded already, then does't have to let it all go? If it turns out that he did indeed win the vote, doen't he have to stand by what he said?

[Kammer]

11. No

A concession has no legal significance. If a miracle happened (it won't) and he ended up with more votes, he would win.

[SoCalDem]

12. If the votes are there for Kerry, Bush cannot just "have" them

or have them "not count".. What a hoot it would be, if when the soldier's votes are counted...what if they did NOT vote for Bush in big numbers..