The article was unclear and I read it twice. Now that Frisch has conceded there is no mandatory recount and Boebert wins?

The article is unclear because it was written before the concession of Boebert's opponent. FoxNews simply changed the headline and has yet to update the story.

Yes, Boebert has won.

Thank you for the clarification. Good news.

Excellent news out of Colorado!

Whatever the results of this election, which I accept that I can do nothing at this point to change, I refuse to accept that there is nothing I and many others can do on the next election to help ensure a fair and accurate count. If there's confidence that this is the case and conservatives get trounced, that is one thing, but it is not the thing that happened here last week.

There are 5 races left- Alaska and four in CA, Republicans leading in three of them.

Duarte, Kiley and Valadao will win.

So, that would be 222 or 223?

222

Who called the race for Boebert ?

Someone conceding means nothing. It is the final count that decides who wins.


This race may be so close there is a mandatory recount.

There an automatic recount if there is 0.05% or less difference between the winner and loser in Colorado.

It would be very odd if the recount changes the outcome.

From what I have read, the Colorado mandatory recount is triggered when the margin is at or below 0.5% of the leading candidate total

Current numbers

Boebert 163,832
Frisch 163,278

margin = 554

554/163832 = .0034 = 0.34% which is less than 0.5%

this is all pretty confusing. it always amazes me how close these elections routinely become


BTW lbj, I still use the electronic model of the HP41CV. Use it every single day

Do we find it odd, then, that her opponent should concede? What did he have to lose by waiting it out? Has his campaign run out of money? That's unlikely, so why did he throw in the towel?

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Do we find it odd

yes


https://www.al.com/news/2022/1...gressional-race.html

Frisch said he supports the recount but that it would be unrealistic to think it would flip enough votes for him to win. He called Boebert to concede the race.

In Colorado, a mandatory recount is triggered when the margin of votes between the top two candidates is at or below 0.5% of the leading candidate’s vote total. On Friday, that margin was around 0.34%.

https://ballotpedia.org/Can_ca...dy_conceded%3F_(2020)

After the publishing of unofficial election results, a candidate may give a statement conceding the election to his or her opponent. That concession, however, is not legally binding, and the candidate can still be declared the winner based on final election results

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Do we find it odd, then, that her opponent should concede? What did he have to lose by waiting it out? Has his campaign run out of money? That's unlikely, so why did he throw in the towel?

Pretty sure his campaign cruched all the numbers and saw that the 0.05% or less is not attainable. Right now, Boebert is at 0.2% lead (50.1% to 49.9%), according to AP.

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Originally posted by sdy:

BTW lbj, I still use the electronic model of the HP41CV. Use it every single day

I have an HP48GX model on my phone in addition to the actual calculator. Use it all the time on my phone.

not trying to argue w everyone. it is a confusing situation

The trigger is 0.5%, not 0.05

and the 0.5% is not the difference between 50.08 - 49.92 = 0.16 %

The arithmetic is 554 / 163,832 = 0.34%

I think they do it this way because there may be more than 2 candidates. To trigger the recount they want to look at the difference between the two highest vote getters and divide the difference by the votes for the leading candidate.

CNN, of all outlets, has called it for Boebert.

Just another article that might help to clarify.


https://townhall.com//tipsheet...34408&recip=26773771

Boebert's House Race Expected to See a Recount in Colorado

Nine days after the midterm elections, the result in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District remains unknown and is likely heading for a recount.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) holds a slight lead over her Democratic opponent Adam Frisch with 551 votes separating the two, a 0.16 percent difference.

According to the Associated Press, the race is too close to call, and a recount will be needed.

Although 99 percent of the votes have already been counted, under state law, a mandatory recount happens when the margin of victory in an election is within half a percentage point.

If a recount does happen, it needs to be called by December 5 and completed by December 13.

The candidate who lost the race can also call for a recount. However, it has to be requested by December 6 and completed by December 15.

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Does anyone really care? I certainly don’t. Control of the house doesn’t hinge on Boebert. Boebert was declared the winner. Her opponent conceded saying a recount doesn’t matter. And we are acting like the definition of 0.05 percent Is the genetic code to unlock the cure for cancer.

Let it go and stop being obsessive with trying to spin this one way or another.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Does anyone really care? I certainly don’t. Control of the house doesn’t hinge on Boebert. Boebert was declared the winner. Her opponent conceded saying a recount doesn’t matter. And we are acting like the definition of 0.05 percent Is the genetic code to unlock the cure for cancer.

Let it go and stop being obsessive with trying to spin this one way or another.

I think I agree with you 50.156%
This should trigger an automatic re-think.
I concede though, and will no longer dwell on it.