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12. We don't elect our president and vice-president based on the popular vote.

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 02:09 AM

Jul 2014

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Watching Stephen Colbert....Al Gore DID invent the internet!!!!! [View all] a kennedy Jul 2014 OP

And Love Story was a movie about him. WhiteTara Jul 2014 #1

KKKarl Rove is a master of deceit and manipulation. WhiteTara Jul 2014 #6

He did run a lousy campaign... lame54 Jul 2014 #7

really if it was so lousy dsc Jul 2014 #9

I was there in real time... lame54 Jul 2014 #16

Lieberman gained votes in Florida by increasing Jewish turn out dsc Jul 2014 #21

That was my impression at the time, too, unfortunately. deutsey Jul 2014 #22

People also forget that he WON the popular vote Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #8

The more important thing was, he won Florida. bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #18

If he won Tennessee, Florida would have been irrelevant. Jenoch Jul 2014 #19

He did run a lousy campaign. I was there. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #17

That segment with Cerf was great. nt valerief Jul 2014 #2

Sort of, kinda Retrograde Jul 2014 #4

He said he took the initiative edhopper Jul 2014 #5

He wrote the legislation Samantha Jul 2014 #11

To create it? It was already 'created'. Jenoch Jul 2014 #13

Yes, edhopper Jul 2014 #20