Rep. Johnnie Byrd said Thursday. On the eve of the special session, Feeney acknowledged he has been speaking with Bush's brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, state Republican Chairman Al Cardenas and former state GOP executive director Randy Enwright. Cardenas and Enwright are in touch with the Bush campaign, but Feeney said he hasn't talked to any top official of the campaign in Austin, Texas. Feeney said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press. The state Supreme Court and its seven Democratic-selected justices are weighing Gore's request to overturn that victory.
Democrats also have several other legal actions pending.
Feeney and Jeb Bush attended a conservative think tank dinner Tuesday night. Other Republicans, particularly in the more traditionally more cautious Senate, worried about injecting themselves into an election on behalf of a candidate opposed by half of the state's voters.