Amid tense recount, Florida Republican poses as US senator-elect

Florida's Rick Scott remains locked in a recount battle in his too-close-to-call US Senate race, but that did not stop him from posing for photographs Wednesday alongside Republican senators-elect in Washington. "We're here this morning to welcome our six new Republican senators," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared as he stood in his office alongside Scott and the five Republican senators-elect who will be sworn in on January 3. The provocative appearance at the traditional photo-op by Scott, the outgoing governor of Florida, appeared to defy the standard that those in attendance are the declared winners of their races.
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