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stevenleser

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35. This was the NRA's doing. They spent a ton of money in Tennessee telling residents Gore would take

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:06 PM

May 2012

away their guns if elected. Gun ownership is big in Tennessee and Gore had been out of state for 8 years, long enough so that he lost just enough touch with the voters in a red state to where he could lose it.

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If Al Gore had won his home state of Tennessee, he would have been POTUS. [View all] MyUncle May 2012 OP

Cue the "But it was all Nader's fault" brigade coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1

Nadar was a Florida thang. MyUncle May 2012 #3

Exactly, cu Can I Come Home May 2012 #26

How often does Tennessee go Democratic in the presidential election? Beaverhausen May 2012 #2

Since 1976, about half the time. onenote May 2012 #17

3 out of 9 times is not "about half the time" Marzupialis May 2012 #31

I was only considering elections prior to Bush-Gore. onenote May 2012 #33

There won't be any majority for a "D" for the foreseeable future. SharonAnn May 2012 #42

Tennessee voters voted against their own best interests to please their, yortsed snacilbuper May 2012 #4

There were problems with African American precincts in Tennessee during the 2000 election Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #5

Does not compute, TN is the reason for GW Bush - irregularities aside, TN did this to us.a MyUncle May 2012 #7

Had he won NH, which Kerry did in '04, he would've been President... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #6

Gore was caught napping bluestateguy May 2012 #8

The whole campaign dropped the ball from January until the week before the election... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #9

Gore didn't "use" Clinton very much Art_from_Ark May 2012 #37

Yep. That's what the Republicans tell me every time, too. BlueCaliDem May 2012 #10

The bad part about that is tularetom May 2012 #11

Indeed. MrSlayer May 2012 #12

Bush lost his home state and became President Marzupialis May 2012 #13

Not sure I understand that. MyUncle May 2012 #16

Did Bush represent CT in the House and Senate? n/t Daniel537 May 2012 #19

Bush outspent Gore 3 to 1 One of the 99 May 2012 #14

How do you allow that to happen in a state where your campaign HQ is located? Daniel537 May 2012 #20

Gore just didn't have the money to match Bush One of the 99 May 2012 #23

I don't think there was much of a campaign HQ here in Tennessee. SharonAnn May 2012 #43

If he had won NH he would have been president, or if he had won WVA WI_DEM May 2012 #15

He should have been POTUS but.......... Tippy May 2012 #18

And today TN is a lost cause for Democrats. Daniel537 May 2012 #21

It is. State offices are controlled by the GOP politicasista May 2012 #29

Let's just all agree Proud Public Servant May 2012 #22

So a campaign that started 19 points down in January 2000 One of the 99 May 2012 #24

Mondale no, McGovern yes Proud Public Servant May 2012 #28

So you're going to parrot GOP talking point One of the 99 May 2012 #32

McGovern was "our Goldwater" only in the sense that he lost to an incumbent Art_from_Ark May 2012 #38

Thanks. Ms. Brazille n/t politicasista May 2012 #30

Fuck Ron Paul. Iggo May 2012 #25

heh. BootinUp May 2012 #36

The Gore and Kerry Campaigns Narrowly Focused on a Few Big Swing States Yavin4 May 2012 #27

It was a state he hadn't represented for 8 years Hippo_Tron May 2012 #34

This was the NRA's doing. They spent a ton of money in Tennessee telling residents Gore would take stevenleser May 2012 #35

And if the GOP hadn't blocked minority voters in and cheesed the results in Florida . . . . . Sarcasticus May 2012 #39

A lot of people don't realize TN had election Lars39 May 2012 #40

TN was drifting more and more conservative in the 90's. Jennicut May 2012 #41