hem said they might have mistakenly voted for the Reform Party Candidate, Pat Buchanan, instead of Al Gore because of the way the county's punch-card style ballot was laid out. Over nineteen thousand ballots were automatically thrown out because two holes were punched out. The only way those people can have their ballots count is if a judge ruled for a state-wide re-vote. (5)
             Conservative activists had warned them from election night onward to be prepared for mayhem in Florida. "They ignored the warnings," one said. When the Bush team finally realized what was going on, Austin's initial strategy was to portray a Bush presidency as a done deal, while supporting the inevitable recount. Bush's campaign encouraged Florida State Secretary of State, Katherine Harris's plan to "certify" the results as final last Tuesday, pending only the count of overseas ballots. After arguing about the dangers of conducting a recount, the Bush campaign filed suit of its own. This one would go to the federal court, seeking
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