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Rep. Allen West calls for recount in Florida

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    Eric Shawn reports from New York

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Some serious accusations out there -- voting irregularity is in a race that could cost Florida congressman Allen -- his seat.

Less than 1%.

Separates him from his democratic challenger Patrick Murphy.

He spoke exclusively this morning with their exon who joins us live in the newsroom so what -- -- to say about this Erica -- There's campaign is blunt saying there appears to be a willful attempt to steal the election they side voter irregularities that they say have been ignored.

West of Tea Party favorite to barely trails his democratic opponent Patrick Murphy.

He tells Fox News this morning that there could be voter fraud in the race and he is calling for a recount.

The saint -- board of elections said they would do just that with the early votes this week and but then changed their minds and count of less than half.

West -- wants the board to open its -- was completely to make sure he told us for example that votes were not counted twice.

Right now he trails Murphy by a hair look at this 1907.

Votes or by point 58%.

Of the total.

That's barely above the number of point 5% that would trigger an automatic recount.

I don't want to see America become them -- differ from Zimbabwe or any other further.

-- country where you know people don't trust their their electoral process and systems so this is where we're gonna have to make a stand we're gonna have to get -- -- -- and I would just simply implore -- -- -- walker the supervised elections but it was accounting to do the right thing to have a complete recount.

Of all those floats in the public eye of the people.

And -- taught us what's especially troubling as it -- out of 141%.

But she says that don't match the number of people who showed up.

He charges something he thinks is being had -- Traveling so what is the opponent I'd say about that some of his campaign says that he is the winner and a blast of moves by west campaign as a stunt.

They say there is no legal basis for a recount.

It is clear it is a resounding victory for Patrick Murphy -- it is time first to move forward and do the people's business and it's time for mr.

west.

To take the honorable course recognize the inevitable.

About west says he is not giving up Martha hi Eric thank you very much.

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