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What you're saying about process, a very good point, but a lot of people are looking, what will change in this process as it moves to the hand count and verifying signatures and all that? they're saying at least in their county that the numbers have not starkly moved one way or the other. then it gets to the hand we count. assuming that doesn't change, the final numbers come in statewide by november 20th when all this has to be finalized, right? >> that's correct. in my experience, having handled a recount in the past, you know, this summer in fact, the electronic recount is almost perfect. wh...

We believe this process will move forward in a proper fashion. >> an arbitrary deadline, why not change it? >> there's nothing arbitrary about the deadline. the structure of florida election law was put in place after the 2000 recount to address these issues. there is a hard deadline required by law, not just for this recount but any election in florida. there is a hard deadline for any potential hand count and a hard deadline, they are not arbitrary, they need to be met. >> i want to play something from florida secretary katherine herridge who made plenty of headlines during the big 2000 reco...

To ask questions is completely fair. >> dagen: you go into a tricky area when you get to a hand count, as well. harris was talking about the under vote. 25,000 more votes were cast for governor than senate. the senate in the state, and marc elias, we remember him for fusion gps for the hillary clinton campaign. he's representing one of the lawyers representing senator bill nelson. they are anxious to get to that hand recount, where you can look at those under votes like "oh, you can go through ballot by ballot by ballot. and claim an individual potentially voted for senator nelson." so that's ...

The big thing to watch for, bill, is if they meet that deadline on the recount on thursday, we still expect there will likely be a margin of error under 2.25% to get us to the hand count and it gets really interesting yes. >> bill: good to have you down there in southeast florida. >> sandra: house minority leader nancy pelosi making gender part of her pitch to reclaim the speaker's gavel. pelosi arguing democrats shouldn't get rid of the only woman at their leadership table. after a historic run for women in the elections joining me now is steve scalise and the author of the new book "back in ...

On what it means that nelson is asking for more time? >> thanks for having me. obviously the recount process is under way. i think at least 25 counties now have completed their recounts for the second unofficial returns which are due thursday at 3:00 p.m. obviously there are some counties like broward and palm beach that are having more issues as you're probably aware. that's something that remains to be seen, if they'll meet those deadlines, the palm beach county supervisor of elections has expressed concern she won't meet the thursday deadline. official returns from those counties are due sa...