The lawyers remained upbeat yesterday evening as they headed into day two of the trial in Leon County Circuit Court that Gore hopes will win him the presidency before a Dec. 12 deadline for selecting electors to the Electoral College.
Every hour makes a difference.
But having said that, I think we are on track. Last night I said what we were aiming to do is get as much done today as possible and try to finish Sunday. I still think we're on track to do that. As he spoke, however, a new lawsuit filed in Leon County Circuit Court by George W. Bush's attorneys that asked Circuit Judge N. Sanders Sauls to count votes in two other counties called into question the possibility of a speedy resolution. Gore is trying to prove to the court that there are enough votes for him that were never counted that could change the result of the election.