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In reply to the discussion: The Stealing of the 2000 Presidential Election [View all]Time for change
(13,718 posts)20. Thanks -- There were a great many of us that felt certain that Gore had won
After the networks called Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania for Gore, it appeared to be over. It wasn't too long after that that 16 thousand votes for Bush showed up in Volusia County in a precinct with 600 voters and that the networks quickly jumped on that to call Florida and the national election for Bush. God only knows how many votes Bush accumulated in that way on a lesser scale which was never identified.
Good point about Florida. They appear to be trying to do the exact same thing that they did in 2000 and 2004. Their Republican Governor Charlie Crist wouldn't go along with that crap in 2008. You have to admire him for that. Too bad he lost his bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Thank you for this clear explanation of what happened. I was in Europe at the time and
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#2
Thanks -- There were a great many of us that felt certain that Gore had won
Time for change
Jun 2012
#20
And Al Gore himself said 'Well, if the supreme court ruled...what could we do? The next step would
FailureToCommunicate
Jun 2012
#6
Thank you very much. The many people who don't have any idea what happened in the 2000 Florida
Time for change
Jun 2012
#42
Thank you -- Every day we felt like the weight of the world was hanging on what
Time for change
Jun 2012
#54
The first thing I said to my brother when guy came running down the steps
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2012
#16
Great to see you again! Glad you are taking on this topic. It now seems like a long term game plan
Overseas
Jun 2012
#17
I love your discussion of the corporate news media comparisons of Gore and Bush
Time for change
Jun 2012
#22
Thanks - The plan is to get it out in enough time before the election that it can be useful
Time for change
Jun 2012
#55
Excellent! I can't think anyone who'd bring a more thorough fact based retrospective. K&R
Ellipsis
Jun 2012
#29
Yes, their reaction when it looked like he didn't win was telling also. Almost as if they
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#69
Glad to see your posts again. The last two posts of yours I have read are like a
Autumn
Jun 2012
#34
your experience of election night is nearly the same as mine...and that little detail put me
nashville_brook
Jun 2012
#35
and another thing...DU started in the wake of this debacle, we're BORN of this mess.
nashville_brook
Jun 2012
#37
For the "chad" issue, be sure to check out Dan Rather's HDNET report on the paper company
davidwparker
Jun 2012
#41
It was very effective -- Probably cost Gore thousands or tens of thousands of votes
Time for change
Jun 2012
#70
Fair and transparent elections are the key to this country's future. Thank you for reminding us.
live love laugh
Jun 2012
#68