All the votes have been counted in the 27th Congressional district in Texas, and Republican challenger Blake Farenthold holds a 787 vote lead over longtime Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz. Since Election Day, a bag of votes was discovered – with all votes backing Ortiz. Now Ortiz is demanding a hand recount of all ballots in the race and the final verdict could be weeks away. Why is this delay extremely harmful to the people of the 27th district? What pitfalls could await us in the recount? What is the reaction to the refusal of Ortiz to exit the race graciously? And how was a Republican able to make such a successful run against an entrenched Democratic incumbent? We ask Blake Farenthold.