Kucinich Asks NH Sec. of State for Recount.

[akijikan]

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/...d=news_view&newsId=20080110006236&newsLang=en

Kucinich Asks for New Hampshire Recount in the Interest of Election Integrity

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, the most outspoken advocate in the Presidential field and in Congress for election integrity, paper-ballot elections, and campaign finance reform, has sent a letter to the New Hampshire Secretary of State asking for a recount of Tuesday’s election because of “unexplained disparities between hand-counted ballots and machine-counted ballots.”

“I am not making this request in the expectation that a recount will significantly affect the number of votes that were cast on my behalf,” Kucinich stressed in a letter to Secretary of State William M. Gardner. But, “Serious and credible reports, allegations, and rumors have surfaced in the past few days…It is imperative that these questions be addressed in the interest of public confidence in the integrity of the election process and the election machinery – not just in New Hampshire, but in every other state that conducts a primary election.”

He added, “Ever since the 2000 election – and even before – the American people have been losing faith in the belief that their votes were actually counted. This recount isn’t about who won 39% of 36% or even 1%. It’s about establishing whether 100% of the voters had 100% of their votes counted exactly the way they cast them.”

Kucinich, who drew about 1.4% of the New Hampshire Democratic primary vote, wrote, “This is not about my candidacy or any other individual candidacy. It is about the integrity of the election process.” No other Democratic candidate, he noted, has stepped forward to question or pursue the claims being made.

“New Hampshire is in the unique position to address – and, if so determined, rectify – these issues before they escalate into a massive, nationwide suspicion of the process by which Americans elect their President. Based on the controversies surrounding the Presidential elections in 2004 and 2000, New Hampshire is in a prime position to investigate possible irregularities and to issue findings for the benefit of the entire nation,” Kucinich wrote in his letter.

“Without an official recount, the voters of New Hampshire and the rest of the nation will never know whether there are flaws in our electoral system that need to be identified and addressed at this relatively early point in the Presidential nominating process,” said Kucinich, who is campaigning in Michigan this week in advance of next Tuesday’s Presidential primary in that state.

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Hmm... How convenient for us.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

Now that was done with pure class.

 

[Menthol Patch]

In this one situation Kucinich was more principled than Ron Paul.

 

[plb]

kucinich is the best dem imho

 

[akijikan]

In this one situation Kucinich was more principled than Ron Paul.

Unfortunately that is how it sounds...

 

[exer51]

In this one situation Kucinich was more principled than Ron Paul.

Maybe not... They're friends. They both know Paul has a chance and Kucinich doesn't... Maybe Ron put in a call so he wouldn't get any blowback.

Any wich way this is damn good news because it accomplishes the same as I stated above whether RP had anything to do with it or not.

 

[skinzterpswizfan]

This is only for the Dem side but it looks like a candidate on the Republican side is requesting a recount so both sides should be re-done. I'm interested to see the Democrat side because I don't see how Obama could have lost NH.

 

[realitywiz]

...

 

[twdahm]

Unfortunately that is how it sounds...

he doesnt have anything to loose like rp does...

 

[Bigfish31379]

Kucinich is a great man also, he is usually the other no vote with ron paul. sad we have only 2 people in congress that speak for the people.

 

[PhillyEagles11]

In this one situation Kucinich was more principled than Ron Paul.

In Ron's defense, it would have sounded like sour grapes to ask for a recount - the same reason Obama didn't ask for one (if this was the presidential election in November, without a doubt a recount would have been requested). Kucinich may not win the nomination but at least he has had and will continue to have a positive effect on the election process.

 

[blakjak]

Maybe not... They're friends. They both know Paul has a chance and Kucinich doesn't... Maybe Ron put in a call so he wouldn't get any blowback.

That was my thought as well.

 

[akijikan]

This is only for the Dem side but it looks like a candidate on the Republican side is requesting a recount so both sides should be re-done. I'm interested to see the Democrat side because I don't see how Obama could have lost NH.

Oh so they recount on each ballot (Dem vs Rep ballots)?

 

[ItsTime]

qft

he doesnt have anything to loose like rp does...

 

[RonPaulCult]

I don't know if this only applies to the dems only but if they find anything the point will be made for our side too

 

[propanes]

Kucinich asked his Iowa caucus voters to select Obama as a second. He may see a possible reversal of Hillary's win.

 

[RonPaulwillWin]

In this one situation Kucinich was more principled than Ron Paul.

No they are buddies, and Kucinich knows that he has nothing to lose

 

[Luther]

In Ron's defense, it would have sounded like sour grapes to ask for a recount - the same reason Obama didn't ask for one (if this was the presidential election in November, without a doubt a recount would have been requested). Kucinich may not win the nomination but at least he has had and will continue to have a positive effect on the election process.

Paul could have issued a similar statement to Kucinich's and it would not have sounded like sour grapes.

 

[BIG_J]

Hey - get a clue. It would have sounded like sour grapes if we would have asked for it; thus DK and RP were behind the scenes working up a deal to get the votes and still be able to say it wasn't RP.

DUH!

 

[Paulitical Correctness]

Go Keebler go!

Only kidding, I kind of like the little man.