Kerry's lawyers trying to "quell doubts" about Bush victory in Ohio (?)
AP reports: Lawyers with John Kerry's presidential campaign are in Ohio on what they describe as a "fact-finding mission" following the Democrat's election loss to President Bush last week.
Dan Hoffheimer, the statewide counsel for the Kerry campaign, said they are not trying to challenge the election but are only carrying out Kerry's vow to make sure that all the votes in Ohio are counted.
"We want to help him live up to that promise in Ohio," Hoffheimer said Thursday.
Every voter concern will be checked out "for the purpose of reassuring the public that the election was accurate," he said.
In unofficial returns, Bush beat Kerry by 136,000 votes in Ohio.
Hoffheimer said the goal is to identify any voting problems and quell doubts about the legitimacy of the Ohio election being raised on the Internet. So far, no widespread mistakes or fraud has been uncovered, or was it expected, he said. -- AP Wire | 11/11/2004 | Kerry campaign lawyers checking Ohio vote