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Miami Herald: Reno Lost Florida Primary Race Phil Brennan, NewsMax.comAn analysis of voting results shows that Florida attorney Bill McBride narrowly defeated former Clinton administration Attorney General Janet Reno, but suggested that Reno might mount a court challenge of the results. Even though all the votes have not been counted, according to the Herald McBride's victory seemed assured late Wednesday based on the paper's analysis of outstanding precincts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The Herald said it examined the number of registered Democrats in the precincts that had yet to be counted. Using a turnout rate of 50 percent - higher than the actual turnouts in either county - and giving all the votes to Reno, the paper asserted that McBride would still win by more than 2,000 votes. But the final results may be headed for a recount or the courts thanks to the bungled introduction of computerized voting in Dade and Broward counties, two of the areas involved in the 2000 presidential election fiasco. The Herald reported that late Wednesday, Reno's campaign "left open the possibility that it might file a court challenge in the wake of rampant voting irregularities in the two counties." Campaign strategists told the Herald about alleged problems in the counting of votes in Miami-Dade. For example, one precinct showed 900 percent turnout. Another showed only one ballot cast out of 1,637 registered voters. ''Until we get some answers and are convinced that the counting of votes is being done responsibly, it's irresponsible for anyone to call this race,'' said Mo Elleithee, Reno's campaign manager. ``These little nuggets are the beginning of what could be really, really ugly.'' According to the Herald, a recount would be triggered if the difference between the two candidates is 0.5 percent or less of the total votes cast, or about 7,000 votes in this election. As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, McBride was holding a lead of about 11,000 votes. Reno refused any comment on the Herald's analysis. Her strategists however told the Herald that thousands of Reno's supporters were either turned away from polls on Tuesday or decided not to turn out amid rampant problems in Miami-Dade and Broward counties related to the new voting machines purchased since the 2000 fiasco.
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