UPDATE: 11/16/2010 It looks to us like Cooley is sunk, although the fat lady has yet to sing. (Let's just say she is warming up.)
However, in view Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters Dean Logan's checkered recent past (quietly resigning as Registrar in Kings County, Washington to take the job in LA--after a voting scandal that included some precincts where there were more ballots that voters, many presents with missing ballots, provisional ballots not checked at all, voters invited in to "re-register" to validate invalid voter registrations, 130 ex-felons being allowed to vote, and may other irregularities in a very close state-wide election where the "winner" "won" by 300 votes--Steve Cooley's complaints in LA seem like déjà vu all over again.
Link: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/273692_logan13.html
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We just received this press release from the Steve Cooley for California Attorney General Campaign, which is self-explanatory:
A Statement from: Kevin Spillane - Senior Consultant, Steve Cooley for Attorney General Campaign:
“With the counties completing their semi-official returns, Steve Cooley trails Kamala Harris by 14,838 votes – two-tenths of a percentage point. There are over 1 million provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted.”
“The race for Attorney General will not be decided for at least another couple of weeks, and potentially could go until the official Certification of Vote deadline on December 3."
“We will continue to monitor the situation. The only thing we are certain of is that the final outcome will be close. We are grateful for all the good wishes of our supporters and will keep you updated.”
Our only comment: As we said during the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the Bush vs. Gore election in 2000: Let the votes be counted!
Until then, Kamala, it may be a tad premature to measure the drapes in the Attorney General’s Office. Ha!
--Blogonaut
Related:
Attorney general race hangs in the balance as 2 million votes remain uncounted (LA Times 11/4/2010)
Kamala Harris Declares Victory In CA Attorney General Race - The San Francisco Appeal
California attorney general's race still too close to call - The San Jose Mercury News
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