i’m not too worried about a nelson recount. he needs to find thirty thousand “chads” to overturn rick scott’s lead. 30K is a lot of chads!
even if he does, i’m not too concerned. the senate is solidly republican. 51 – 45 at the latest count. mississippi has a runoff coming up that’s almost certain to go republican, that’s 52. arizona and montana are both republican with thin leads – with nelson/scott, that makes three toss-ups with heffalumps leading. final count, min 52, max 55.
even if nelson’s re-count prevails, he’s not in good shape. he’s 76 and looks like a cheap job of embalming. chances he will still be there for six years? if he croaks or retires, there’s a republican governor to appoint a successor.