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77. I always remember with a chill when W Bush was asked on election night if he was worried

Thu Sep 19, 2024, 02:18 PM

Sep 19

about being behind in Florida's early counts.

He calmly responded with his trademark smirk. He wasn't worried at all about Florida. His brother Jeb promised W he would deliver Florida and W was confident that he would.

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imagine this AL GORE [View all] reymega life May 2023 OP

I'm not sure claudette May 2023 #1

Huh? Dorian Gray May 2023 #2

I don't know how many times I thought of that, and he lost by 500 votes Walleye May 2023 #3

And as VP he presided over the count of electoral votes in Congress dflprincess May 2023 #9

That's right I remember that well, I had tears in my eyes Walleye May 2023 #36

yes, and the Congressional Black Caucus was there begging Gore, begging him. Grasswire2 May 2023 #49

Not just his gentlemanly nature but his love of country and desire for a smooth transition dflprincess May 2023 #50

Gore won ...he had more votes in Florida Farmer-Rick May 2023 #28

There were over 200,000 over votes not counted questionseverything May 2023 #45

Me too. nt Quixote1818 May 2023 #53

Al Gore lost nothing in 2000! GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #69

When he was robbed, the whole world was. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #4

Supreme Court appointments didn't happen until Bush's second term Polybius May 2023 #62

If things had kept humming along, he'd have won easier the second time. BlueTsunami2018 May 2023 #63

Stolen first term made 2nd term more possible GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #70

That is why I LOATHE Ralph Nader. nt jrthin May 2023 #5

Yesssss..... LakeArenal May 2023 #11

Yeah, but the Naderites will tell you we're not supposed to be angry with them. Aristus May 2023 #13

Same.🤬 we can do it May 2023 #22

Was a fan of his...Till THIS! Your LOATHE is a perfect emotional description electric_blue68 May 2023 #31

jrthin........ Upthevibe May 2023 #37

Wow, do I hear you. jrthin May 2023 #52

: ( ... electric_blue68 May 2023 #67

That is why I LOATHE Ralph Nader TO INFINITY !!!!!! Trueblue1968 May 2023 #38

He's not the only spoiler. I think Hillary would have made if but for Russian asset Jil Stein housecat May 2023 #39

Agreed. nt jrthin May 2023 #54

Could be : ( electric_blue68 May 2023 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore May 2023 #43

Agreed RocRizzo55 May 2023 #58

A few years later Nader was at a Cisco shareholders meeting complaining the stock dividend was too Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2023 #59

Last weeks story on CNN about Sandra Day O'Conner and the wrong Boomerproud May 2023 #6

O'Connor eventually admitted she voted the way she did dflprincess May 2023 #10

I saw that! pandr32 May 2023 #29

But, Al Gore was elected Bayard May 2023 #7

Al Gore's White House claim is much stronger GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #71

23 years later and there is a chance to correct that now MutantAndProud May 2023 #8

No 9/11, no wars in Afghanistan or Iraq, no ISIS, no Big Branch mine explosion (w put a coal man ... Botany May 2023 #12

All true Mblaze May 2023 #41

No way to know. LakeArenal May 2023 #14

The beginning was Mr.Bill May 2023 #20

Right you are. LakeArenal May 2023 #23

I agree with you, Mr. Bill. n/t Backseat Driver May 2023 #30

That SNL with Gore a few years after the presidency was stolen from him -- fierywoman May 2023 #15

Unfortunately Al Gore helped. brooklynite May 2023 #16

Gore had more votes in Florida Farmer-Rick May 2023 #32

And fewer votes in TN, KY, WV, LA, AR, MO, AZ, NH, OH... brooklynite May 2023 #55

Including his home state of Tennessee TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #40

Blame the pro bushthief media! GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #72

Just think how much further along we would be on climate change. hamsterjill May 2023 #17

"Oh, but he was too stiff and policy wonky"... llmart May 2023 #18

I agree about what could have been. lark2 May 2023 #19

don't worry china will achieve what we never could do this century reymega life May 2023 #21

Yup, If all the votes had actually been counted in Florida Farmer-Rick May 2023 #33

Well said! GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #73

I weep for what this country could've done and the damage prevented, if Al Gore had been rightfully LymphocyteLover May 2023 #24

A long-term campaign must be started to eliminate the electoral college Mysterian May 2023 #25

It's called the Interstate Compact JCMach1 May 2023 #61

Still need to eliminate the electoral college Mysterian May 2023 #64

If I can't get de jure, I will take de facto... Much harder to change JCMach1 May 2023 #66

No electoral college issue if all Florida votes were counted. GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #75

:) Do we need to imagine we also gave Democrats strong control of congress, Hortensis May 2023 #26

There would have been a Great Recession. roamer65 May 2023 #27

Solar panels on every government building, etc. OMGWTF May 2023 #34

BOTANY - That was Some (sobering) List! Most of that would not have happened... electric_blue68 May 2023 #35

Don't forget that under Clinton assault weapons were Botany May 2023 #47

Oh, I remember when Clinton's assault ban ended and was not renewed (🤬 Repugs)... electric_blue68 May 2023 #48

The GOP cout of 2000 RANDYWILDMAN May 2023 #42

I was at the big event where Gore was introducing Tom Harken as possibly his run- FailureToCommunicate May 2023 #44

I'm not sure. I think Gore maybe delays things but that's it. Beautiful Disaster May 2023 #46

My young adult son lost his faith in America that night. Grasswire2 May 2023 #51

I lost faith as well GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #74

I've often pondered the question... Pluvious May 2023 #56

There would have been no 9/11 RocRizzo55 May 2023 #57

So you're one of those ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #60

bushthief ignored multiple 9/11 warnings GoreWon2000 Sep 19 #76

We can't say for sure about the alternative EnergizedLib May 2023 #65

I always remember with a chill when W Bush was asked on election night if he was worried Midnight Writer Sep 19 #77

I seem to recall Saddam Hussein talking about keeping oil priced in dollars Turbineguy Sep 19 #78

Definitely believe we would be much better off, though not positive we would have avoided 9/11, great recession, etc. Silent Type Sep 19 #79