Chapter 1415

"No... no, what does it mean to take back the admit defeat call?"

Song Ya, who didn't get a good night's sleep until three o'clock in the morning, got up with question marks all over her head, "Can I go back on what I've admitted?"

"Literally speaking, Galfan announced that he had withdrawn his congratulatory phone call to George Jr. and canceled his surrender speech, because according to the current vote counting trend in Florida, the difference between him and George Jr. must be close to 600 votes in total. within 0.5% of 10,000 ballots. According to the Florida election law, if the gap between two candidates is within 0.5%, the county election committees under them must automatically recount the votes by machine..."

Sloan replied: "If candidates or voters still do not agree with the recount results, they can conduct another recount within five days after the election or before the election results are reported to the Secretary of State's office. Candidates and political parties also have the right Requests for manual counting of ballots within 72 hours after the general election will be decided by the Florida County Election Commission."

"ha!"

Song Ya didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, "In short, everyone will not let it go this time, right?"

"Just kidding, the leader of the only superpower for the next four years is decided because of thousands of votes in Florida?"

Sloan replied: "A person like Gore who cherishes feathers does not hesitate to give up his demeanor and take back the surrender call. At least the internal opinions of the Election Committee of the Donkey Party must be unified. If Gore completes the overtake before the counting of votes, the Elephant Party will definitely not do it." Yeah, they've got a lot of little tricks going on in Florida."

"Small moves?"

Song Ya turned on the TV according to Sloan's instructions, and while she was sleeping, all the media in the whole country and the major news agencies around the world rushed to Florida, and Channel A also set up an election office outside an election office in Florida that was still counting votes. In the OB van, the reporter in front will broadcast the latest progress on the spot.

At the same time, some media inclined to the donkey party began to hype Florida's butterfly ballots. The so-called butterfly ballot is a design in which the names of candidates are arranged on the left and right in order, a bit like the wings of a butterfly.

"I... I thought Gore was going to be on George Jr.'s right, so I punched in there, but after the vote my daughter told me it was Buchanan..."

A local white woman was being interviewed by CUU, "So you are sure you voted for Buchanan, not Gore?" the CUU reporter asked.

"Yes, I'm sure." The white aunt nodded.

"You were going to vote for Al Gore."

"Yes.

"

"Do you think there are many voters who will be as wrong as you?"

"It must be quite a few, you know old people my age..."

CUU station then gave a photo of the butterfly ballot in Florida. The first one on the left is George Jr., and the one on the right is not Gore, but the independent candidate Buchanan. The remaining candidates of the two parties are arranged staggeredly, and it is indeed easy for unwary voters to make mistakes if they punch holes based on experience.

"Oh ho ho ho..." Song Ya felt that this matter was more interesting, "Sure enough, Georgian Florida is playing tricks, but this is allowed in the rules, right?" He asked Sloan.

"Yes, George Jr.'s younger brother is the governor. The Elephant Party controls the state government and parliament. The design of the ballot is intentional, but it does not break the law."

Sloan replied: "Actually, the two parties have similar operations in every state this year...but even if one in a thousand of the six million voters gets it wrong, that's six thousand votes, which is enough to completely reverse the situation in the general election. "

"You know APLUS, it reminds me of betting on horses..."

When Song Ya returned to Channel A, the counting of votes in Florida was still going on, and now the whole rice and even the whole world were staring at hundreds of ballots that were slowly drawn out. The two candidates were indeed a bit like a horse race going hand in hand. Litman, who stared at the hall for a long time, complained.

"Gore shouldn't be enough."

In the afternoon, Gore caught up from 29,000 votes behind when he made the conceded call to only 2,000 votes behind, but Sloan estimated according to the data and made a judgment.

Sure enough, when all the 67 counties in Florida were counted, both candidates received more than 2.9 million votes, and Gore lost only 1,784 votes.

"The difference is less than 0.03%! Florida must start a recount!" Station A generally supported the donkey party, and everyone in the hall cheered.

"The automatic counting of the votes by the machine is equivalent to running the ballots through the machine again, and the result is still the same?" Song Ya was puzzled.

"Everyone refuses to admit defeat, so we must do everything possible to fight various offensive and defensive battles, and learn more." Sloan said.

"Boss." Song Zecheng chased after Station A, and mysteriously invited Song Ya out of the hall, "Liu Yuehan."

It turned out that it was my friends from Xiangdang who started looking for them.

"Hey, John."

Song Ya took the phone, and the mood of watching the fun disappeared in an instant. He realized that the two parties are probably going to play for real now. As the media Xiaoheng who controls the A station, he is about to face pressure from both sides.

"Congratulations to APLUS, during this general election several 24-hour news stations have ushered in peak ratings, right?" John Liu started with these words.

"Yes, but the audience watching our channel is still small...Compared to big channels such as ews." Song Ya replied.

"Haha, of course, Gore is too unmannered this time, and we try to exercise restraint for such a big oolong, but this does not mean that we will continue to condone the unreasonable troubles of the donkey party in the future. Our mutual friends very much hope that the media will Be able to maintain a neutral position, and don’t dance with the donkey party’s propaganda machine.” John Liu said.

Mutual friends...should refer to Cheney, the deputy commander candidate. Song Ya also donated some money to Cheney through his company. Of course, it is far worse than Gore. "I understand, isn't it time to recount the votes?" He plays dumb.

"Well, looking at the situation, the donkey party may not accept the recount result. After all, they have already swallowed the call to admit defeat." John Liu said.

Although I support Gore, I obviously have to consider the possibility of the George dynasty coming back in the next four years. After all, George Jr. is more than a thousand votes ahead, and Florida is his family's territory. No matter how you count George Jr. The probability of winning the election is much higher, "OK, I will remind them to pay attention, and then we will contact again?" Song Ya will not take the risk of offending John Liu and Cheney.

"OK." John Liu hung up the phone.

When Song Ya returned to the hall, A was already broadcasting that the elite legal teams sent by the two parties had arrived in Florida and began to prepare for the ensuing legal battle.

"APLUS, we still need money."

That night, Gore's campaign manager, the younger brother of Chicago Mayor Daly Jr., called, and he made an emergency fundraiser for the subsequent surge in additional expenses.

The general election budget of the candidate side is generally only until the end of the general election, and will try to spend every penny before that, anyway, it is all raised, whether it is small donations from ordinary people or donations from tycoons and large companies The expectation of money is nothing more than that the candidate you support will win the election, and a penny left after the general election will have no meaning.

"Aren't you waiting for the recount result?"

Song Ya didn't want to give it so easily. Gore can do this with such a big advantage. It would be a lie to say that he has no grievances at all. He feels like he spent money in vain.

"But we can't wait until then to make preparations." Little Daly said.

"Is it convenient for Mr. Vice Commander to talk to me?" Song Ya asked again.

"He's busy right now..."

"Call me." Little Daly's brother hadn't finished speaking when a voice asked for the microphone from him, "APLUS, I'm Warren Christopher..."

"Mr....Mr. Secretary of State."

Warren Christopher is the former Secretary of State of the United States, the top bureaucrat of the Donkey Party, and an evergreen tree in the political arena. He has been presiding over the trade negotiations with Japan since the Kennedy administration, and Song Ya hurriedly said hello.

"I will be responsible for dealing with the troubles in Florida this time." Warren Christopher said, "First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your long-term support to Deputy Commander Gore, but... now is not the time to talk nonsense, we still need money. The sooner the better."

"Alright alright."

Song Ya had no choice but to agree, "But I didn't expect this to happen, so I didn't make preparations. Where would it be better to transfer this money?" Top bureaucrats like Warren Christopher should have planned everything , he simply asked for advice directly.

"Hollywood?" Sure enough.

"OK, let little brother Daly find Yeremov, and I will give him a call."

"Thanks." Warren Christopher hung up the phone hastily.

"It seems that this is not Gore's business alone..." Song Ya told Yeremov to prepare another million, and then returned to the hall and said to Sloan.

"Nonsense, this is related to four or eight years of governance. All those who want to get an official position in the new government are waiting. Is it possible to let everyone go hungry for eight years like the Xiang Party is now?" Sloan turned. a blank stare.

‘The Donkey Party’s former Secretary of State Warren Christopher arrived in Florida, while the Elephant Party also sent former Secretary of State James Baker, and the two sides gathered the most proficient legal team in the election law in the entire country…’ The reporter in front of Channel A is reporting.

On November 9, 2000, the Donkey Party began a lawsuit against butterfly ballot agitation in Palm Beach County, Florida. At the same time, eight complaints were filed in the Palm Beach County Court. At the same time, the Donkey Party put forward a request for another manual counting of ballots in this county and several other counties.

On November 10, 2000, the recount of votes in Florida was completed. George Jr. still maintained his nominal advantage in winning the election, but the gap between the two sides has narrowed to 327 votes.

It is impossible for the donkey party to admit defeat with this number, and Warren Christopher's team has discovered the existence of "overseas votes".

November 17 is the deadline for postal ballots from overseas voters in Florida to arrive, but obviously, this will not be in time for the end of the general election, so the staff of the local election commission will help to fill in missing information for overseas voters in advance, such as voter registration No., and this is against the rules. Even the registration number can help to fill in the fake votes. It is too easy to launder the votes. But in two counties controlled by the elephant party, George Jr. beat Al Gore by nearly 10,000 overseas votes...

"The Georgian dynasty is absolutely vote-washing and I can't imagine them resisting the temptation."

On November 12th, the Quanmi media had become a hot mess. Peter, who had just recovered, appeared on the golf course. He looked into the distance and said, "But because of this, the Elephant Party will never accept defeat. The consequences of losing Good. And Al Gore...I see through him, he can't stand the pressure of this level of game with the Georgian Dynasty."

"Now it seems that the former Secretary of State Warren Christopher has taken over the command." Song Ya comforted Peter and comforted himself, "He has done a very good job, and we also have an advantage in public opinion."

"The laws and regulations surrounding elections are extremely complicated. Taking Florida as an example, the Secretary of State plays an important role in the election process and has a lot of power. The Secretary of State himself is a member of the Georgian Party, as are the state government and Congress. , which is tantamount to supervising oneself.”

Peter, who just participated in the general election this year, said: "Of course, the Donkey Party controls the Florida prosecutorial system, and the Attorney General is a member of the Donkey Party. In most counties in the southern part of the state, the Elephant Party has an advantage elsewhere. At the court level, the Florida Supreme Court has more donkey judges, and the Federal Supreme Court has an absolute advantage in the number of justices nominated by the Elephant Party..."

"Isn't this an example of the supervisory mechanism working?" Song Ya asked: "No one can cover the sky with one hand."

"hehe……"

Peter smiled disdainfully, "It looks so, but there are countless loopholes in actual operation, just wait and see."

He became a prophet this time, and before he finished speaking, Sloan's call reached Song Ya's mobile phone, "Little George's camp just filed an emergency application with the Federal District Court of Florida to stop the manual counting of votes in Palm Beach County!"

"No...don't let the votes be counted?" Song Ya was stunned, "Is it a shame to flip the table so soon?"

"But they can't win. The Florida federal district court system is under our control." Sloan said proudly.

That's not the problem, is it? "The judge may not do what we want, right?" Song Ya

"Hehe, everyone has butts, don't they?" Sloan said with a smile, "This is the time."

"As I said, we've now entered a situation where there seems to be a law to follow, but in the end it's just a simple distinction of where the ass sits within a certain group, and most of these people are not elected. ’” Peter said next to him.