The Math: It's Almost Certain That Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis Have Won in Florida

Amid the violations of law by Broward and Palm Beach County elections officials, the data provides apparent good news for Republicans.  First, despite the national media's typical laziness and derelictions, the local press has largely been assiduous and conscientious --certain framing aside.  Second, core concerns raised by leading Republicans (some of which were rhetorically overblown) have beenvalidated by multiple judges.  The ineptitude and misconduct has not gone unnoticed.  Third, in spite of Democratic lawyers' best efforts, Republican leads in key races are likely insurmountable.  National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke has been following this closely, and relayed his analysis over the weekend, with recounts underway:

Charles C. W. Cooke

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 · Nov 10, 2018

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Palm Beach County is still showing as unfinished. Given that the deadline has passed, it's unclear what this means or what the consequences will be.

Charles C. W. Cooke

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Florida update. All 67 counties have now reported, and we have an unofficial vote tally. As it stands, DeSantis leads Gillum by 33,684, and Scott leads Nelson by 12,562. That will precipitate an automatic recount for DeSantis, and a manual recount for Scott. (1)

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