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Kucinich Seeks NH Dem Vote Recount
Jan 10, 10:40 PM (ET)
By STEPHEN FROTHINGHAM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, said Thursday he wants a recount to ensure that all ballots in his party's contest were counted. The Ohio congressman cited "serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors" about the integrity of Tuesday results.

Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said Kucinich is entitled to a statewide recount. But, under New Hampshire law, Kucinich will have to pay for it. Scanlan said he had "every confidence" the results are accurate.

In a letter dated Thursday, Kucinich said he does not expect significant changes in his vote total, but wants assurance that "100 percent of the voters had 100 percent of their votes counted."

Kucinich alluded to online reports alleging disparities around the state between hand-counted ballots, which tended to favor Sen. Barack Obama, and machine-counted ones that tended to favor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. He also noted the difference between pre-election polls, which indicated Obama would win, and Clinton's triumph by a 39 percent to 37 percent margin.

Candidates who lose by 3 percentage or less are entitled to a recount for a $2,000 fee. Candidates who lose by more must pay for the full cost. Kucinich's campaign said it was sending the $2,000 fee to start the recount.

Scanlon said his office had received several phone calls since Tuesday, mostly from outside the state, questioning the results. New Hampshire's voting machines are not linked in any way, which Scanlon says reduce the likelihood of tampering with results on a statewide level. Also, the results can be checked against paper ballots.

"I think people from out of state don't completely understand how our process works and they compare it to the system that might exist in Florida or Ohio, where they have had serious problems," he said. "Perhaps the best thing that could happen for us is to have a recount to show the people that ... the votes that were cast on election day were accurately reflected in the results. And I have every confidence that will be the case."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080111/D8U3EBKG0.html

Remember kids: recount early and recount often!

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the Democrats are going to tear themselves apart in this election.

I don't see the point for him, he got less than 2%. He should work out what that means pretty easily.

I don't see the point for him, he got less than 2%. He should work out what that means pretty easily.

I don't think he doing it for himself so much. If I was a pessimist I would say he's being leaned upon to put forward the recount because the actual interested party doesn't want to come across as too negative. If I was an optimist...well I'm not in politics so it's hypothetical.

I actually found what I wrote previously...

I wouldn't say the Republican victory has been incinerated. If their current strategy is to escalate Iran then a: Iran backs down and the R's say their strategy in Iraq has worked as nations are beginning to comply or b: Iran doesn't back down and the R's say 'see, we're in real danger'

Meanwhile, the D's tear themselves apart over voting for a female or a black president.

Then comes the curveball, China wipes the floor in terms of gold medals in the Olympics, held just 2 months before the US elections.

America goes paranoid and turns back to the R's.

I'd say it was lining up nicely.

The Democrats and supporters should start getting organized for voting, I am sure the corrupt GOP will put out all the vote-caging stops this election, just as they did last time...

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the Democrats are going to tear themselves apart in this election.

The implosion will be fun to watch.

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Dennis Kucinich is a socialist pig who's stuck in 2000. Our troops are getting killed in Iraq, we're spending money we don't have, the dollar is on its knees, and Kucinich is concerned about counting votes in an election he only carried two percent of? Please.