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Scott PowersNovember 13, 2018

After Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and his team suggested there may be good reasons to extend recount deadlines if counties need more time to sort the U.S. Senate election, Republican Gov. Rick Scott‘s team said not-so-fast. Speaking for Scott, Republican U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney insisted Tuesday that the recounts must proceed by law, a […]

Scott PowersNovember 13, 2018

Saying there’s no practical reason for the statutory deadlines that counties face to complete machine and hand recounts of last week’s election, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s lead vote-recount attorney said Monday he believes they should be given the time they need even beyond the deadlines. Marc Elias told reporters that Florida’s law was not created […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

Republican Senate hopeful Rick Scott told Fox News that Democratic opponent Bill Nelson wants fraudulent ballots to count in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. “Sen. Nelson is clearly trying to commit fraud to try and win this election,” Scott said on Fox News Sunday. “That’s all this is.” Scott spoke to the cable news network about […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

The lead recount attorney for Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson remains confident his client will come out ahead after a manual recount of votes, despite a 12,562-vote deficit behind Republican Rick Scott in totals certified Saturday by the state. “I expect to see that margin to evaporate entirely and for Sen. Nelson to take a […]

Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman said Republican Rick Scott needs attorneys aggressively fighting for votes. Coleman in 2008 lost re-election to Democrat Al Franken, but only after an eight-month recount, one where Coleman still feels slighted. “In the end, you can get out-lawyered,” he told Fox & Friends this morning. Importantly, there have been no […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

“Don’t just listen to me, listen to Republican Gov. Rick Scott“ That’s what Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s attorney said Friday morning when asked why he appeared so confident Nelson would eventually win Florida’s contested U.S. Senate election if it goes to a recount. “I do think that his, the tone and tenor of his behavior last […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

As Florida’s U.S. Senate election heads toward likely recount the legal counsel hired by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson‘s campaign is predicting it will be a hand recount and says several trends convince him that Nelson will ultimately defeat Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who leads. “Looking at historical data, Democrats tend to gain recounts, tend to gain […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

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With Broward County vote tabulations still flowing in and the vote margin shrinking in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, incumbent Bill Nelson signaled he’s not done fighting his seat despite Republican Rick Scott’s lead in tallies to date. “We’re doing this not just because it’s automatic, but we’re doing it to win,” said Marc Elias, an […]

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Rick Scott’s team has no interest in seeing recount deadlines extended

Bill Nelson’s attorney calls on counties to get time needed on recounts

Rick Scott: Bill Nelson ‘is clearly trying to commit fraud’

Bill Nelson’s attorney still likes his odds. Here’s why.

Norm Coleman advises Rick Scott not to get ‘out-lawyered’ in recount

Will Bill Nelson win? His attorney says that’s what Rick Scott must think

Bill Nelson’s lawyer, citing hand-recount trends, predicts Democrat’s victory

Bill Nelson recount attorney: ‘We’re doing it to win’