PoliticsNation   |  November 08, 2012

Florida still counting 2 days later

Votes are still being counted in Florida, and Gov. Rick Scott is finally taking questions about why he refused to issue an emergency order that could have fixed the problem. Rev. Al Sharpton explains.

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to go through all the issues that might have come up during the elections.

>>> issue that is might have come up during the election? you were behind those issues. voting this year in florida was chaos. one county election board shut its doors in voters' faces, but rick scott seems to have missed all that.

>> i think the great thing that happened is people got out to vote. that's what we wanted.

>> yes, governor scott, people got out and voted, but no thanks to you. for the past year scott has done a lot to suppress the vote. limits voter registration , slashing early voting days from 14 days to 8. today reporters tried to get answers from the governor.

>> reporter: it's been over 24 hours since the election. why can all the other states get it done in a timely fashion?

>> reporter: do you regret not extending early voting ? people are upset.

>> people are upset, governor. what do you have to say about the voting mess?

>> well, we did the right thing, what we are doing is the right thing. the right thing happened. we did the right thing?

>> we did the right thing? the right thing happened? are you talking about this election, governor?

>>> two days and counting literally miami-dade co-workers still have not certified the november election.

>> governor, you are the person in charge. you're cutting back earl yes voting caused the mess of long lines. there's no sense that you even realize you did anything wrong. did you think we would let you get away with it?

>> we did the right thing.

>> the country is watching. we are watching. nice try, governor, when we got you. estor.