Gore Legal Fight Hurt Recount, New Book Says
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A new book written by former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris suggests Al Gore’s aggressive legal tactics might have spoiled his chance for a statewide recount in the contested 2000 presidential election.
In “Center of the Storm,” scheduled to be published in October, Harris writes that Gore unleashed “the dogs of war” in his legal battle over Florida’s electoral votes with eventual winner George W. Bush.
Gore won a ruling from the Florida Supreme Court forcing Harris to delay certification of the state’s election results from Nov. 17 to Nov. 26.
Harris contends that pushing back the deadline didn’t leave Gore enough time to start the process for a statewide recount by officially contesting the results.
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