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Goodheart

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21. Much worse than this.

Reply to redStateBlueHeart (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 01:33 AM

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Bush v. Gore 2000 election results - what was the "waiting game" like for you? [View all] redStateBlueHeart Nov 2020 OP

I was a young man in my Libertarian phase . . . Chichiri Nov 2020 #1

I don't mind the waiting much but in 2000 I was very disappointed in the outcome. abqtommy Nov 2020 #2

It was unnerving. I did not expect the Supreme Court to call it. onecaliberal Nov 2020 #3

Well, we weren't ellie Nov 2020 #4

It was disgusting - wow, 20 years ago! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2020 #5

36 days of anxiety. High stress levels. Disbelief. Shock. Anger. Solly Mack Nov 2020 #6

I knew the repukes would steal it lapfog_1 Nov 2020 #7

Yes! Bush v. Gore is what brought be to DU! Scully Nov 2020 #13

I don't really remember sakabatou Nov 2020 #8

The effed-upness of that election is making me unable to sleep this week Scully Nov 2020 #9

How long did the process go on for? redStateBlueHeart Nov 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Scully Nov 2020 #10

Ugh... Chicago1980 Nov 2020 #11

Hell choie Nov 2020 #12

Painful. Bushco ran the better strategy, so Gore was always reacting rather than leading. marylandblue Nov 2020 #14

It was never really called. It was a mess in countless ways... blitzen Nov 2020 #15

Ooh, I'll have to find a good book to add to my Kindle queue redStateBlueHeart Nov 2020 #19

Very unpleasant. LisaL Nov 2020 #16

I blocked most of it out of my mind Catherine Vincent Nov 2020 #17

I was dating a Republican at the time. We broke up before the Supreme Court decided. tinrobot Nov 2020 #20

I went out with an attractive blonde way back in '09 who said on the first date Obama Jspur Nov 2020 #29

Much worse than this. Goodheart Nov 2020 #21

It was awful. Lived in FL at the time. JanMichael Nov 2020 #22

Took 35 days DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #32

I was working until around 9 or 10 Polybius Nov 2020 #23

I remember Bush telling Gore on the phone call that his brother had told Jspur Nov 2020 #27

I was in a white rage at Nader, one that simmered moonscape Nov 2020 #24

I remember thinking... DrToast Nov 2020 #25

And then 2016 was like, "Hold my beer". redStateBlueHeart Nov 2020 #35

I was a senior in Hschool and didn't want Bush to Jspur Nov 2020 #26

It was infuriating because I already knew how it was going to go down AND Jamastiene Nov 2020 #28

I was busy MissB Nov 2020 #30

Interminable DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #31

It really sucked for me. I was in Italy with a redneck asshole fraud on a business trip when... NNadir Nov 2020 #33

We have a loooong way to go ibegurpard Nov 2020 #34