guidance, which i think would be a really good option for them. the other thing that they can do is they can decide not to count that ballot and change their opinion that it is an overvote. >> this is remarkable from the beginning, almost regardless of the turnout. more than 23,000 people voted in this election. did you ever imagine that this would all come down to one vote and a potential tie-breaker? >> i knew it was going to be close, but i never imagined that it would be tied. and honestly, i think the process for the recount went really smoothly. and during the recount if they had said, okay, shelly, it's a tie, i would be much more accepting of this coin toss game of chance conclusion. but the end of the recount, i was ahead by one vote. and so it would be really disappointing for the story to change. instead of every vote matters, you can win by one vote in virginia, to have the story turn