asked whether i would stand up for a recount if there were doubts about the reliability and the accuracy of the vote, i always said yes, i would do that. this is something that the green party has done before. that green candidates have led the way on other recounts in ohio in 2004. and i always said that if there was doubt about the confidence in the vote, that yes, i would stand up and call for a recount. it's not about helping one candidate. this is about helping voters restore our confidence in a voting system at a time that voter confidence in our elections, our political system, our social institutions across the board is kind of hitting rock bottom. and this is something really positive that we the voters can do. and in fact people are chiming in from across the country over 140,000 small donors contributing at an average of $45 apiece in order to make this possible.