Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171214:02:09:00
>> any candidate can ask for a recount, and if they pay for it, they can receive a recount. >> that is not true. as a matter of alabama law. under alabama law, as explained in the alabama election manual and as shouted from the rooftops by election expert, rick hassen today, what she just explained there about getting a recount if you pay for it, that's only true if you run for state office in alabama. that is not true if you are running for a federal office like, say, u.s. senator. >> so confusion about the law has been a pronounced feature of the roy moore candidacy, and indeed, his entire t...