President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida’s 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin
margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have
brought back memories of 2000.
No matter the outcome, Obama had already clinched re-election and now has 332 electoral votes to Romney’s 206.
Like the Battle of New Orleans, the vote in Florida didn't change the outcome.
It’s normal for election supervisors in Florida and other states to
spend days after any election counting absentee, provisional, military
and overseas ballots. Usually, though, the election has already been
called on election night or soon after because the winner’s margin is
beyond reach.
And don't we all know that? The "razor-thin margin" of 74,000 votes was sufficient not to trigger a recount - not that anyone would pay attention. Thank you, Colorado, Nevada, and Ohio!
