What if Eight Years Later -- HBO's <i>Recount</i>

Over at U.S. News and World Report we got a a top staffer from each side in the recount struggle to watch the movie and react to it.
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HBO's cinematic retelling of the Florida recount debuts Sunday night. It's good stuff.

Don't take my word for it -- over at U.S. News and World Report we got a a top staffer from each side in the recount struggle to watch the movie and react to it.

Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg had the best line: "Republicans won the recount. Democrats won the movie. This should not surprise us."

Democratic lawyer Jeffrey Robinson says he finally has an answer to the question: What was it like?

They both agree that the movie makes good entertainment, and OK history. (For my own brief thoughts, click here.)

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