Gillum retracts concession in Florida governor’s race
Gillum retracts concession in Florida governor’s race
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) withdrew his concession to Republican candidate Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race on Saturday as a recount in the state begins.
“I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote,” Gillum said at a press conference.
“And I say this recognizing that my fate in this may or may not change,” he added.
The announcement comes after the Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in Florida’s gubernatorial and Senate races on Saturday.
Unofficial results showed Gillum and DeSantis separated by roughly 0.41 points, within the margin necessary to trigger a machine recount.
Gillum initially conceded the race on Tuesday after returns showed him trailing by 1 point. That margin narrowed considerably, however, as new vote totals came in from Broward and Palm Beach counties on Thursday and Friday, putting the race in recount territory.
The Democrat said Saturday that since election night “more information has come in, more information has become available around the votes, around the votes that are still outstanding and really for our need to ensure in this process that every vote be counted.”
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Jeeze some of the trumpcorp idiots act like he breaking some election law , concession is just a courtesy and not binding under any law
Thanks for this! I saw a tweet by the Hill, but not his statement to the press. Excellent!
Rubio and others are already talking junk about “voter fraud”. Harry Enten had the best explanation for decoding that phrase:
T and R, LD!! 🙂 Florida has been a political cesspool for decades. The fact that a decent young candidate like Gillum made it to the general election was a pleasant surprise. Rubio is the usual SOS crooked GOPuke. I hope one of these races changes its outcome, but refuse to hold my breath. 🙁
Hell just getting old or even contracting Parkinson’s can change a signature
He’s got plenty of stolen cash from the 8 years he was cough-cough ‘governor.’