[South40]

GWB leads the traitor by 136,000 votes in Ohio.

There were 135,149 provisional ballots cast in that state.

The traitor would have to get all 135,149 then some to take the state.

It's a total waste of time.

[Keith59]

I agree the counting will not change the outcome. But it is never a waste of time to count votes. If people voted according to the rules then they deserve to be counted. Lets not confuse unneeded recounts with counting the original legitimately cast votes. I am sure if you were one of those you would want your voice counted.

[TNCMAXQ]

I am confused about the difference between the 155K figure and the 135K number we are reading. In any case, if only 80% of the 155,000 are valid then that comes to about 125,000 and even if 100% of them went to Kerry he could not win. That one-third rejection rate from Cuyahoga, which is Kerry's best county, is very good news though.

My bigger concern is that there will be a forced recount that includes the "spoiled" ballots. Since they are by very definition spoiled, I don't see how they can be counted. But if they are up against the Dec 13 deadline for the day the electoral college is to vote, then this could lead to a chaotic situation.