Conventional wisdom prevailed in the recount of Republican Joseph Belesi’s challenge to Nassau County Legis. David Mejias (D-Farmingdale) in the battle for the 14th District.
The tally after the polls closed was 6,182 for Mejias; 5,960 for Belesi, a 222-vote margin.
Republicans said last week to hold on, that there are 300 paper ballots to be counted.
But conventional wisdom says the paper ballot breaks down the same as the machine count. And the final tally, released Monday, had Mejias winning by 228 votes.
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Now you say it's conventional wisdom that Mejias would win. Yesterday you nominated the Nassau Dems for the Blind Ambition award for having the audacity to act as though Mejias had won. Maybe Spin Cycle should get the Blind Ambition award for repeating the GOP spin last week.