How much of an issue will the 2000 Florida fiasco be?

[pbrower2a]

Ancient history.

If Florida is the deciding state, then Governor Rick Scott will make sure that Florida's electoral votes go to the Republican.  The voting devices will do funny things, like reverse the tallies in heavily-Democratic precincts.

[pbrower2a]

Ancient history.

If Florida is the deciding state, then Governor Rick Scott will make sure that Florida's electoral votes go to the Republican.  The voting devices will do funny things, like reverse the tallies in heavily-Democratic precincts.

Governor Scott isn't that stupid... and Besides he doesn't have skin in the game. He's not running, nor are any of his relatives (that we know of), and we don't know if he'd support a Bush/Rubio bid.

He wouldn't cheat if it does not matter. The Democratic nominee will surely play a beat-the-cheat strategy as did President Obama twice.

[pbrower2a]

Ancient history.

If Florida is the deciding state, then Governor Rick Scott will make sure that Florida's electoral votes go to the Republican.  The voting devices will do funny things, like reverse the tallies in heavily-Democratic precincts.

No. This is not 2000 or 2004 (Ohio) anymore. If Scott had wanted to cheat in 2012, Romney would have carried FL. And do you seriously believe that Hillary Clinton will just stand by and accept the fact that she has been robbed?

Florida would not have made a difference in 2012. Obama was going to win 303 electoral votes in 2012 even without Florida. Rick Scott did not want to risk Eric Holder's associates snooping around Florida. But if Mitt Romney had been elected, then Governor Scott would have been absolved.

We are talking about a situation that did not happen.