Article: Rushton's recount no-win proposition.(INSIGHT)

Byline: Robert Z. Nemeth

COLUMN: ROBERT Z. NEMETH

The picture on the front page of the Nov. 10 issue of the Telegram & Gazette tells the story. It shows District 5 City Councilor Frederick C. Rushton behind a microphone in an empty hallway at City Hall, holding a "press conference." He is announcing that he'll request a recount by hand of the votes cast for mayor in the Nov. 6 municipal elections. The photo shows only two people in the distant background, neither of them paying attention to the speaker.

This scene appears to reflect the lack of enthusiasm for the councilor's quest to wrest the office from Konstantina B. Lukes, the incumbent ...

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