Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' FL-18: The situation in Florida's 18th Congressional District grew murkier over the weekend, after St. Lucie County decided to engage, sua sponte, in a "partial" recount of early ballots (the final three days' worth). Bizarrely, Democrat Patrick Murphy saw his vote totals drop by 667 votes while GOP Rep. Allen West's also fell, by 132. That gave West a net gain of 535 votes but still left Murphy up by 0.58 percent'just outside the half-percent margin which would trigger a formal recount. Of course, West is now demanding a full recount of all early votes, so we'll soon see where that heads.
Earlier, on Friday, West's request for an injunction to impound voting machines and ballots in Palm Beach County was denied by the judge hearing the case. West has a similar action pending in St. Lucie County, and I imagine this weekend's recount issues will come up when the matter is heard on Tuesday.
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