Summary

[Bush campaign Chair Don Evans presser re: Iowa and Florida recounts] [AUSTIN, TEXAS] 14:02:58 last night gov. bush announced 3 principles: 14:03:05 first, we believe this must be fair... that is why we supported the automatic recount. everyone in florida has had their vote counted once... and recounted... 14:03:29 second, the results muist be accurate... but as we watch this unfold, the more we see it is not... the more these ballots are... 78 pieces of chad were dislodged... how can a manual recount be accurate when the baloots are changing before our very eyes? 14:04:09 it is not up to the gore camp or ours to determine this... it is written in the laws of the land... we believe these laws must be respected... the deadline in Iowa is this evening... very narrow 3/10 of one percent... many of our supporters have urged us to contest this result... but to do his part to ensure the fairness, accuracy and finality, gov. bush has decided not to challenge those results... 14:05:12 gov. bush believes the time has arrived for the process of moving forward... a concluding deadline comes in tomorrow night at midnight in florida... 14:05:35 win or lose, this election will be over. for the sake of our countrey and so we can begin to unite our nation, this will be honored. thank you and god bless... 14:05:58 exits 14:06:38 bars 14:12:45 MS Evans enters, takes podium 14:12:50 push in to CU on Evans 14:12:59 WS cutaway 14:13:04 cut to MS back angle cutaway 14:13:12 cut to VS of pool press 14:13:44 cut to MTS Evans sideshot, pull to MS as he gathers his papers and exits