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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHave they declared Florida yet?
I would really like to see Obama @ 332 electoral votes.
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Have they declared Florida yet? (Original Post)
Botany
Nov 2012
OP
No. I think Florida law requires a recount if the difference is less than 1% (or 1.5%?)
BlueDemKev
Nov 2012
#1
It's 0.5% for recount but Romney can waive that since he lost regardless. Will be called today.
smorkingapple
Nov 2012
#3
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)1. No. I think Florida law requires a recount if the difference is less than 1% (or 1.5%?)
Although my guess is Obama will eke out a victory there.
LisaL
(47,469 posts)2. Why would they do a recount if no one asks for it?
TTUBatfan2008
(3,623 posts)4. That's not the issue
The networks will call it for Obama when the state finally finishes counting Miami-Dade County.
smorkingapple
(827 posts)3. It's 0.5% for recount but Romney can waive that since he lost regardless. Will be called today.
State would comply since it's costly to do a recount.
Obama will take state and it probably gets called this afternoon or tonight once all absentee ballots are counted.
On the Road
(20,783 posts)5. They're Getting There. Just Wait:

LisaL
(47,469 posts)6. At least we don't have to depend on it like in Gore vs. Bush.
Or we would all be freaking out right now.
Ohio got called I think a lot of the poll workers probably went home to sleep knowing the result wasn't needed just yet.