I, for one, would feel more re-assured about the outcome of the presidential election and its integrity if there were a recount of the optical scan votes, since there is such a discrepancy between the polling projections and the results on those machines. There can be no meaningful recount of the touch-screen votes, but we have a paper trail for the optically scanned ones. Also, the number of votes counted and the number of people who voted don't seem to match in most cases - in Florida counties at least - with more votes counted than voters; which calls for a recount in and of itself. There is no real mandate for the Bush-Cheney agenda if the election was rigged. And, we all need to have confidence in the voting process for democracy to work. Electronic computer counting of votes is open to hacking and glitches, and needs verification.