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In reply to the discussion: This is the third time dirty tricks have cost us the loss [View all]trc
(823 posts)2. There were others
Nixon promised the South Vietnamese government that if they slowed the peace talks in 1968 until after the election he would give them money. Reagan made a deal with the Iranians promising weapons parts and arms if they would not release the hostages until after the election.
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GOP cant win the presidency without stealing it, likely havent "won" since 1968.
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#1
I'm glad you mentioned Reagan...... people often forget that tidbit about Saint Ronnie
groundloop
Apr 2018
#31
So the last legitimately elected Republican was who... Bush 41 I guess?
Still In Wisconsin
Apr 2018
#49
Now I do. One of the most blatant appeals to collective racism ever.
Still In Wisconsin
Apr 2018
#59
The 90,000 voters who happened to be black who were targeted to not vote
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#24
The 2004 Ohio vote was audited, and Kerry seems to have won. But that was probably the only state
planetc
Apr 2018
#44
the way these events are interpreted and spun so nothing gets done and it gets worse is directly
certainot
Apr 2018
#20
Merrick, but yes, very much stolen and a clear violation of the duty of the Senate.
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#30
Bush v. Gore was likely partly Russia, too, in funneling money to Ralph Nader and the Green Party.
Anon-C
Apr 2018
#34
don't foget Nixon and Reagan and their dirty bullshit during the campaign season also
gopiscrap
Apr 2018
#35
An in each of those years the left left Green slime were involved....Nader in 2000.
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#37
That's why whenever I see posts saying "so and so should be the Dem candidate. S/he will
lunamagica
Apr 2018
#42
What you say is true, but doesn't take into account all the down ballot races that were lost
Amaryllis
Apr 2018
#48
You sure got all that right! Just saying, it was lots more than the presidency.
Amaryllis
Apr 2018
#51