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Were officially in recount mode. we hit the first of the thresholds weve been talking about all week, that .5% margin in three statewide races here. the place we are right now were going to be talking about the governors race, which is at about that .4%. thats an automatic machinery count. in the senate race its much closer, about 15,000 votes separating bill nelson and rick scott. were waiting if thats going to a hand recount, which we expect it will on thursday after the machine does its whole...

Have 46. three races are still too close to call. lets start in florida. both the senate and governors races appear to be headed for a recount there. our chief correspondent dana bash is joining us. lets start with republican governor rick scott. he has the edge over the democratic senator bill nelson. >> im sure youre getting texts like i was from republicans saying why arent you calling the race for rick scott in florida yet? the reason is it is incredibly tight. the state law in florida is th...

Margin of victory is larger in that instance. but, as youve already heard, she doesnt need to make up enough votes to actually pull ahead. she just needs to make up enough votes to pull kemp down below 50%, which triggers the runoff and gives her another shot in the electoral process. >> what do you think happens in florida? >> well, in florida i think if the lead stays as narrow as it is for senator nelson, then under florida law, there would not only be an automatic machinery count, but an aut...