Of course, Gore took back his concession once he learned how screwed up and dishonest the electoral system was in FL. He would have been a fool not to.
Wow. He must have had some crystal ball for that considering he took it back on election night. The TV said he was still in, so he stayed in. Or did you mean, "once Daley told him how screwed up and dishonest the electoral system in FL WOULD be, he decided to take it back". That one is actually plausable.
No, he changed his position at what was the middle of the nite back East but was still relatively early out here. The reason was either there were some discrepancies in the FL vote counting or the media was saying the total vote count nationwide was too close to call.
But how stupid that you would be hung on this issue. Gore changing his mind is not an indication of corruption......stealing votes is.
Dems were giving cigarettes for votes up north.
That's interesting......do you remember where? I would like to know in which precincts there are people willing to take cigarettes for their vote. I want to pass it on to 60 minutes. It should make for a clever newscast.
I'm surprised you hadn't heard about this considering how unfair/corrupt you believe the last elections were.
Excuse me............no, I didn't know.....I am not paranoid so I don't look for slime and dirt around every corner.
In fact its so clever a tactic, I suspect it may well have had a Rep. origin.
Yeah, right. Just keep believing that.
No problem......believing it is easy. All I have to do is think Nixon or K. Harris.
The polls were forced to remain open in heavy Dem territory past closing some places.
Yeah, so what........it doesn't make what went on in Fl any better. Besides, in FL it wasn't one or two polls but rather the majority that were fukked up.
So what? I guess it's ok for Dems to receive help from wherever it may come.
I didn't say that......do you read what I wrote or just guess at it? Its right up above....try it again.
Dems need the votes? Sure, just keep the polls open longer so we can bus in more people that we tell who to vote for.
Yeah, right! A reminder.........Gore got the popular vote.
The networks announced Gore the winner of FL while the polls were still open in heavy Rep territory in FL.
Yeah, they made a mistake because the rural panhandle of FL is in a different time zone. Now how many people do you think were at home ready to go out and vote, but then heard the media forecast and stayed home instead? Most rural areas vote early, not late.
Considering how close this race was, this was HUGE.
HUGE?!! This is the rural panhandle, not Dade County. Besides, if there had been a problem for Bush, his helpful campaign workers would have found a way to make up the shortfall of votes.
Many people left their lines when they found out that their vote would make no difference. Considering what a stink you guys put up on that butterfly ballot, you should at least be able to make that connection. This one is even a legitimate gripe.
"Many people left their lines".........you're saying they were carrying portable TVs and with less than an hour to go, heard the news and went home. I don't think so.
It also doesn't change the fact that the popular vote means "diddly-squat" in a presidential election.
Really? The popular vote may mean nothing to Reps. but it means something to the rest of us.
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