Florida deja vu as state election hit by chaos fraud accusations

(AFP via Yahoo News) - Florida has made a troubling return to the election spotlight 18 years after the drama that launched George W Bushs presidency as the state braces for race recounts amid tit-for-tat accusations of fraud. Two major contests in the southeastern state for governor and US Senate hung in the balance Friday three days after the contentious midterm elections that saw Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives from President Donald Trumps Republicans. Most US political races have already been settled. But Floridas ballot chaos -- rife with intrigue and Trumps accusation of abuse by officials in Democrat-heavy counties -- raises fresh questions about why the worlds most powerful democracy is incapable of producing swift and accurate election results across all 50 states. Florida is not alone. In neighboring Georgia the Democratic candidate for governor initiated legal action to ensure all votes were counted in her contest. In Arizona hundreds of thousands of ballots were still left to be counted in a fierce US Senate battle that has Democrat Kyrsten Sinema leading Republican Martha McSally by a single percentage point. With Floridas developments raising partisan tensions to fresh highs Trump weighed in to allege a major corruption scandal was brewing. Whats going on in Florida is a disgrace Trump told reporters. Bad things are going on in Broward Country really bad things Trump added referring to a Democrat-heavy county where officials were slowly counting votes including absentee and provisional ballots. Read More