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Article: Rationale behind Rushton's request for recount is flawed.(COMMENTARY)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- November 15, 2007
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Byline: Kenneth J. Moynihan
COLUMN: KENNETH J. MOYNIHAN
It's a good thing I didn't take any bets. Last week people were asking me if I thought Frederick C. Rushton would ask for a recount of the balloting for mayor, in which he (unofficially) lost to Konstantina B. Lukes by 105 votes.
I told inquirers that I did not expect the District 5 councilor and his advisers to do that. I anticipated that they would conclude that 105 votes was too large a gap to be reversed in a recount, so they would refrain from seeking one. I guessed they would settle for whatever credit they could get for saving the city the cost of a recount.
I also anticipated that if they did ...