Florida!! Grumble Grumble
Elections are decided under the law while, election night is a media show. Election night is largely a media event created by radio, promoted by television, largely for ratings purposes. The long story boring legal story is largely covered by newspapers reporters in their quest for deforestation.
It is unavoidable that some election somewhere is going to be so close, that every vote must be counted. This is the cost of elections. All fifty states have a legal method for doing the counting, and unless there are (or because of) court challenges those methods will be enforced.
This does not stop individuals from making political hay during the uncertain periods, this is their right as Americans. But in the United States we respect the Rule of Law over the Rule of Men, the government must act under the laws of our nation.
Florida has been historically very close in statewide elections every vote counts, there will be grumblings from both sides, there may be court challenges, it will all end because we will follow the rule of law.
Enjoy the media fireworks as the boring counts and recounts proceeds, there is no quick answers to electoral counts in a large nation.
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