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Deny and Shred

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13. Was that recount ever conducted to its conclusion?

Fri May 1, 2015, 02:44 PM

May 2015

Jeb was governor - they weren't worried about the recount at that point. They hoped Gore would concede, which he did. Then he reversed himself after learning of all the BS that was going on in FL.

Jeb's people were in Harris' office all of election night, 'tallying' the votes as they came in.

The exit polls were right. All media outlets had it as going for Gore for hours, until it was obvious GWB needed FL to win. Then the race tightened, with Bush by a nose at the wire. It would have looked overly obvious if it became a Bush landslide off of votes from Broward county and other Dem strongholds.

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A Friendly Reminder... [View all] McCamy Taylor May 2015 OP

Ruh-roh Skinner May 2015 #1

Have some more butter'n'salt Hekate May 2015 #4

. AuntPatsy May 2015 #2

They don't like hearing that. We're just supposed to stfu. Pass the popcorn... Hekate May 2015 #3

Nader had the right to run but he helped elect Bush. hrmjustin May 2015 #5

Florida was going to Bush no matter what Deny and Shred May 2015 #6

There was a mandatory recount because of the margin of victory R B Garr May 2015 #7

Was that recount ever conducted to its conclusion? Deny and Shred May 2015 #13

Well...that's a separate issue than the margin of victory which R B Garr May 2015 #15

it's what the RNC wanted ... they wanted and assumed Florida for W. It wasn't in the bag. Sheepshank May 2015 #8

"... or else." Interesting sales tactic. AtomicKitten May 2015 #9

80,000 purged votes in the last 2 weeks in the Florida Vote , Ya it must have been Nader that... bahrbearian May 2015 #10

Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it Gothmog May 2015 #11

I have yet to read a "friendly reminder" that wasn't a self-important lecture winter is coming May 2015 #12

good thing I'm not a Dem. I will not be told who to vote for. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #14