Another possible "Recount"?

Although I do recognize that there has been much debate about Recount's accuracy and bias (a good example of this debate is found on Yahoo Answers), after watching the documentary and doing further research, I have to say that I agree with the review from The Dallas Morning News which stated that:

"Recount is accurate and fair. Some may find fault with the Republican team being presented as too thuggish or unscrupled. Others may object to the Democratic side seeming too conflicted and ineffectual. But behind all that spin is a movie that shows both sides of both sides. One more thing: It's not just fair and accurate, it's also pretty good."

I also believe that there are many important issues about the way that the United States government operates, the electoral process as a whole and how different campaigns build their strategy and act throughout a campaign.

First, towards the beginning of the documentary, the Gore and Bush legal teams chose to take two opposite stands on the media and the strategy they would take in dealing with the issue at hand. One the one hand the Gore campaign chose to use the media (there is a quote from the character playing Ron Klain (Kevin Spacey) gets up from the very first meeting as says "I have to go call the New York Times" and chooses to use as many protests (Like the one led by Jesse Jackson). On the other hand, James Baker (Played by Tom Wilkinson) says that he wants to see "no newspapers" and only chooses to use protests towards the very end of the campaign and the Recount process.

Second, the problem of military absentee voting could become a problem in this election. Although military absentee ballots will be accepted in the upcoming election, there are many technicalities in the absentee ballot process that make it almost possible for soldiers to ensure that their votes are counted. Furthermore, there have already been military absentee ballots thrown out throughout the country including in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Third, the current issue of Time Magazine has raised 7 possible things that may prevent people from voting, including "Long lines, ID checks and court challenges," which I not only agree with, but believe are issues that are not easily solvable.

Fourth, in the documentary Baker discusses the effect of the networks calling the election for Al Gore before the polls closed may have hurt the Bush campaign because people may have thought the election was over and therefore didn't go and vote. Although record voter turnout is expected this November, I believe that the fact that many people may think the election is over before it really is may come into play again (and not only towards the end of the day, but even before election day itself).

Lastly, the documentary not only shows the power of the "4th branch of government" (the media), but also shows the power of the 3rd brand, the Courts. Two highlights of the court's power from the documentary are the decisions made by the Supreme Court in Bush V. Gore , which many believe decided the ultimate outcome of the election, and the scene showing the Gore Campaign hoping for a certain Justice to preside over their initial hearing in Florida.