Dem senator no longer believes conceding defeat is 'gentlemanly thing to do'
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) says Florida's recount should go on beyond the Sunday deadline if needed, a reversal from 2006 when Schumer slammed Republicans for demanding a recount and argued conceding the election would be the "gentlemanly thing to do."
Schumer entered the recount fight between incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott on Tuesday during a joint press conference with Nelson. He argued that election supervisors "should have all the time they need" for the recount, "even if the vote count has to go beyond" the legally set Sunday deadline.
Schumer's stance on lengthy recounts was different a bit over a decade ago, when it was a Republican incumbent, former senator George Allen (Va.) considering a recount after narrowly losing his reelection bid to Democrat Jim Webb. Allen was behind Webb by less than half a percentage point, which in Virginia entitled him to a recount.
Schumer thought it would have been a bad idea.
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3 comments:
What do you expect from a lawless Democrat. They even want to allow the illegals to break the law. They are proving they do not believe in the "rule of law".
There are no gentlemen or gentlewomen among key Democrats.
The Democrats and RINO's make the rules as they go along.
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