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From WNYC in New York, this is NPR's On the Media. I'm Brooke Gladstone. And I'm Bob Garfield. After more than three days of

counting and recounting, it was clear by midday Thursday that Felipe Calderon had won Mexico's

presidential election. The conservative had apparently squeaked out his victory over left-leaning

Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador by a little more than half a percentage

point. But Lopez-Obrador refused to concede defeat and promised to bring his charge of voting

irregularities to a special electoral court. Meanwhile, north of the border, the media felt a distinct

sense of deja vu. In Mexico tonight, it is beginning to look a lot like Florida back in the year 2000.

Four days now after.

This is reminiscent of the contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore six years ago.

Mexico's version of the 2000 Bush versus Gore election here.

In scenes reminiscent of the 2000 Florida recount.

Dan Gretsch has been covering the Mexican election for American public media's marketplace,

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