Electors Tugged By Political Tides

The Washington Post | December 10, 2000| | Copyright

Republican Cynthia Handley cannot remember a time when politics has made her so angry. Her voice shook with emotion as she declared "war" on the Democrats and their nominee, Vice President Gore, vowing "to fight until there's not a breath left in my body."

Handley, 59, of Cocoa Beach, is one of Florida's 25 Republican electors, and she fully expects to be here in the state capital Dec. 18, casting her vote for the candidate she believes to be the next president of the United States, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. But there is a roadblock in her way--the 25 Democratic electors who are equally ...

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