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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (2305)	11/26/2000 8:44:16 PM
From: Cola Can	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

It took the Republicans a while to get organized I think they wanted Gore to take the first 10 steps, thus showing his true colors, without any Republican to point the blame on. Gore showed how UN-American he is, and he did it with flying colors.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (2305)	11/27/2000 1:02:24 AM
From: Ellen	Respond to of 3887

> It took the Republicans a while to get organized. According to reports I have read the Gore campaign had plans in place BEFORE the Nov. 7 election to challenge the results if they weren't favorable. I have never read anywhere that the Republicans had such plans. ... Whether it shows that the Republicans were simply unprepared, or whether it shows that they had more belief in the integrity of the electoral system and willingness to accept its results whatever they were, is debatable. < Not so fast... washingtonpost.com How Gore and Bush Rushed in Legal, Political Armies An excerpt: By 4:30 a.m., Whouley, political consultant Jill Alper and lawyer Ron Klain scrambled into action. By 7 a.m., a chartered planeload of lawyers and political operatives was jetting to Tallahassee, the new beachhead in a presidential battle that has not yet ended nearly three weeks after Election Day. The Republicans were not far behind. In Washington that morning, former top Justice Department lawyer George Terwilliger got a call from Don Evans, chairman of Bush's campaign. By evening, Terwilliger and two of his partners were on the ground in Tallahassee, along with about 10 others from Florida, Washington and Austin.