More on the recount mess brewing in Katherine Harris’ old seat.
From The Herald Tribune, shades of 2000:
A team of lawyers was said to be on the way to Sarasota early Wednesday morning. Kendall Coffey is the lead attorney for the Jennings campaign. Coffey was one of the Democrats’ attorneys in the 2000 presidential recount in Florida, the former U.S. Attorney in Miami and a negotiator in the case of Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez.
The Jennings camp said a difficulty the campaign faces is that a manual recount is apparently impossible with Sarasota County’s touchsreen machines, making a court challenge a more likely avenue.
In a statement this afternoon, Jennings would only say, “We are compiling information and putting the facts together and we will keep you updated. ” But it looks like they’re headed for court.
