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lpbk2713

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46. Of course he did

Reply to bonzaga (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 09:51 PM

Jan 2014

Katherine Harris, Jim Baker and the Supremes stole it while the whole world was watching.

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I think it deserves it's own thread: Gore won the election [View all] bonzaga Jan 2014 OP

Yes - we would be smart to remember who the real enemy is... polichick Jan 2014 #1

You're correct. It is the smarter thing to do. But in a country where first impressions BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #3

What? You think we're not going to have a republican president for decades? loudsue Jan 2014 #67

Yep. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #70

Well, only time will tell. n/t loudsue Jan 2014 #71

FWIW... BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #73

Wow yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #6

The post is in the context of recent discussions on the board. MADem Jan 2014 #9

Your comment shows how much - or little - you get... polichick Jan 2014 #10

That's the whole point in a nutshell. We are being screwed six ways to Sunday loudsue Jan 2014 #72

Yes Kath1 Jan 2014 #53

Time for some DU babies mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #89

True that. If the entire state had been recounted, which it later was, Gore won. Zen Democrat Jan 2014 #2

dehaven smith said it was in the over votes questionseverything Jan 2014 #7

Wow. :( LukeFL Jan 2014 #26

not dead but ailing questionseverything Jan 2014 #34

Gore -LIEBERMAN won elehhhhna Jan 2014 #4

Gore Won Big. Octafish Jan 2014 #5

so did kerry questionseverything Jan 2014 #14

Absolutely. Too bad Connell died so suddenly in that small airplane. Octafish Jan 2014 #16

How is Rove still walking free? malaise Jan 2014 #19

The Powers To Be love Rove. He is very useful. I heard that he was caught rhett o rick Jan 2014 #44

the election integrity peops asked for his protection questionseverything Jan 2014 #20

And that election was the only time ever that the Supreme Court chose the winner. pacalo Jan 2014 #43

Were it not for that shitty injustice, none of us would be here. MADem Jan 2014 #8

Yeah, I ran into Nader recently DFW Jan 2014 #12

They were friends - both of Lebanese origin malaise Jan 2014 #21

I knew Helen for 50 years DFW Jan 2014 #32

Your relationship with Helen is well known malaise Jan 2014 #66

Helen was a love. She gave a lot of us hope during the dark Dubya years! nt MADem Jan 2014 #40

We knew her for fifty years DFW Jan 2014 #42

I remember when you first posted that picture, and told a few tales-not out of school, of course- MADem Jan 2014 #47

Are you trying to diffuse the petty bickering that is currently ongoing elsewhere on DU? Or, ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #11

The robbing of the USA of a Gore Presidency DFW Jan 2014 #13

When I think of the biggest tragedy that came from the Bush presidency... Blanks Jan 2014 #15

You are so correct re Sandra Day O'Connor No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #17

+1 Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #29

I concur: we're not going to survive in present form for more than another couple of decades. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #30

I recall being in utter disbelief that our system could become so corrupt. Now I just take it for adirondacker Jan 2014 #50

Precisely malaise Jan 2014 #18

You can BET 9/11 wouldn't have happened.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #22

AND, he almost lost because HE WAS NOT PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH, not the reverse. grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #23

Sad K&R. Overseas Jan 2014 #24

Meh, they very same people that cry over Nader and have a selective memory Rex Jan 2014 #25

No, they're not. They were people who voted Democratic in local elections, pnwmom Jan 2014 #38

I think Nader is an asshole, and I have never once voted for a Republican--and I couldn't MADem Jan 2014 #41

Nope, those 100,000 folks are Panhandle Democrats who always vote Republican in state wide and stevenleser Jan 2014 #56

I don't understand Nader supporters constantly bringing up 100,000 Dixiecrats who voted for Shrub Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #57

They think those 100,000 allow them to blame Democrats for the election theft instead of Nader stevenleser Jan 2014 #60

2001-2009 was an usurpation rustbeltvoice Jan 2014 #27

i know samsingh Jan 2014 #28

I guess that means VP LIEberscum won, too. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #31

it was openly admitted by Newsweek August 2001 MisterP Jan 2014 #33

Been saying that for years n/t Gore1FL Jan 2014 #35

Like me, you are one of the early members of this site, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #62

But Nader helped put BUSH into the office. That's the bottom line. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #36

thats the company line reddread Jan 2014 #49

Nader ran hard in Florida, taking more than 90,000 votes in a race pnwmom Jan 2014 #54

"Single progressive who had the greatest influence on throwing the election to Bush" Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #59

I assume you meant to write that Nader took more than 90,000 votes, which strengthens your point. Jim Lane Jan 2014 #61

Thank you, you are absolutely right. If only one in a hundred Nader voters pnwmom Jan 2014 #63

magnitudes off reddread Jan 2014 #76

It never would have gotten to the 5 if Nader hadn't drawn over 90,000 votes. pnwmom Jan 2014 #77

as if reddread Jan 2014 #79

Jeb and Katherine would have been caught if they'd cheated on that scale. pnwmom Jan 2014 #80

if you say so, assertions are not evidence reddread Jan 2014 #81

Nader ran in some key swing states where a handful of Rethugs pnwmom Jan 2014 #82

so the simple math logic requires is more of a gift than i thought reddread Jan 2014 #83

The Rethugs couldn't fix more ballots because the disparity would have required pnwmom Jan 2014 #87

beliefs are odd reddread Jan 2014 #88

Paul Wellstone backing the CBC petition would've changed absolutely nothing Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #58

Bush stole it and did not win reddread Jan 2014 #75

Overturning Florida's electoral votes would've required a Republican controlled House... Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #78

challenging the results of theft would be enough reddread Jan 2014 #85

are you suggesting reddread Jan 2014 #86

GORE WON bonzaga Jan 2014 #84

Yes he did. Damnit. And so did Kerry. Mira Jan 2014 #37

American Coup 2000 colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #39

What DOES matter is that Bush became President. That meaning of who "won" is important. Jim Lane Jan 2014 #45

Nader--have intellectual honesty? Not only was his 2004 campaign paid for by the GOP, he has MADem Jan 2014 #48

Good grief I never saw that. Thanks for posting it. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #90

Of course he did lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #46

Yes he did sakabatou Jan 2014 #51

Am I the only one who heard a report on 9-11 Iris Jan 2014 #52

I remember that. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #55

He's still President-Elect to me. byronius Jan 2014 #64

They did not steal the election with good intentions in mind. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #65

DU's Raison d'etre JCMach1 Jan 2014 #68

Recommend #80 H2O Man Jan 2014 #69

Republicons lied and stole the election from America Berlum Jan 2014 #74