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In reply to the discussion: David Carr-NY Times "For One Night at Fox, News tops Agenda"- article & MY RANT against CTers. [View all]Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)41. Nader was a factor, but if all votes had been counted we'd never had to suffer Bewsh.
A statistical analysis conducted for The Times determined that if all counties had followed state law in reviewing the absentee ballots, Mr. Gore would have picked up as many as 290 additional votes, enough to tip the election in Mr. Gore's favor in some of the situations studied in the statewide ballot review.
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/politics/12VOTE.html?pagewanted=2
Add to that the Katherine Harris voter purge and we got what SCOTUS decided we should get.
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David Carr-NY Times "For One Night at Fox, News tops Agenda"- article & MY RANT against CTers. [View all]
graham4anything
Nov 2012
OP
News my as* --- they just didn't want to be permanently associated with THE LOSER!! nt
Tigress DEM
Nov 2012
#58
Without all that hard work by the Obama team, Obama would never have won but....
fasttense
Nov 2012
#5
It's not a silly analogy because it's not an analogy. It's just a warning against complacency.
Jim Lane
Nov 2012
#40
1968 was the democrats fault for tossing the 3rd greatest president ever in the river
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#16
add my 80,000 plus posts at CGCS with the 3000s more Kerry board,& 1000s more on Gore boards
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#70
We must stay aggressive. Obama's OFA is still active, just go to it's website. The organization
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#19
Nader and the 97,000 people that voted for him in Florida put Bush in office. The sooner that
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#20
THE SUPREME COURT- you mean the one that Nader lied and said Bush/Gore were the same?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#29
Again, if Gore won NH, the US Supreme Court would never have been called in. Election over in NH
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#31
You lost your own point. Gore/Kerry did not have the community organization Obama did.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#37
Blaming Nader stops Democrats from wasting their vote again in any new election
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#27
I have nothing against that. 50% should be required though. with a runoff.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#36
Before you call people names, let me ask you-were you on the street protesting in 2000 in Fl or DC?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#42
"WE WON FAIR AND SQUARE and nobody could have or would have stolen it because WE WON..."
Snarkoleptic
Nov 2012
#26
Nader was a factor, but if all votes had been counted we'd never had to suffer Bewsh.
Snarkoleptic
Nov 2012
#41
If one believes Nader, then one agrees Bush and Gore were the same & Bush&Kerry the same
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#44
This thread is about how President Obama won with no help from a hacker
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#50
This thread is being hijacked by Ralph Nader fans. A terrorist hacker did not help President Obama
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#47
stop with the conspiracy theories. Terrorist hackers belong in jail. Anarchy is not democracy.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#51
So do you believe Nader's line that Bush and Gore were one and the same?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#53
Funny you and the 2 others do not answer that question. Backing Nader means believing his lies.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#57
Vote for Hillary in 2016 and make sure Jeb doesn't win. Then there is no problem.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#56
Vote for Michelle. And keep Chicago together.Remember, Chicago wins elections and is a good word
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#62
2025-2032. Michelle46, followed by Chelsea47 after Hillary45 and President Obama44 retire
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#69
It was proven false above on this thread by someone living in Ohio. I trust they would know
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#63
152 electoral votes. And they would all be Dem votes. Very simple, once you understand
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#71
If you believe in an anarchist who cowardly doesn't reveal their name(the hacker) then admit it.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#74
No, that is what you are saying. If we both are saying it, then we are in agreement.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#79
the only red I bait is redstates. I love socialists & Communists. Especially REAL ones.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#83
Dirty tricks changed 2000, yes. But dirty tricks have been part of many an election.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#87
So you don't believe the 2000 and 2004 elections were stolen. That's all I wanted
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#88
No one mentioned any terrorist hacker. Can you link to that information please?
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#85
the guy/woman with no name. Whom you have credited with stopping Karl Rove.
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#86
It was a great GOTV effort, but it doesn't deny the fact that an election can easily be
joeybee12
Nov 2012
#67