Proof in Washington

that if you have a dream and a team of lawyers anything can be achieved. And it doesn't hurt if you're the attorney general.

I'm not sure if I follow the logic: if you're 250 votes behind then the election is too close to call, if you're 42 votes behind then the election is too close to call, but if you're up by 8 votes then you're ready to declare victory - from a manual recount no less.

The 700+ votes that turned up in King county were not included in the latest tally.