New York Mag: Yes, Bush v. Gore Did Steal the Election

[JHB]

32. Oh, fer cying out loud! By that standard...

...you can say the two little socialist parties in Florida each also let Bush pull this off.

Many things let them "pull this off":
The "felon purge" that threw legal voters off the rolls
The misleading butterfly ballots
The fact that the machines were not set to reject under- or over-votes on the spot and resolve the issue before the voter left
Not challenging illegal absentee ballots (like ones dated after the election) despite the Republicans feeling no inclination to do likewise. Thanks Joe Lieberman!

Let's not forget the Clinton-era anti-labor, anti-consumer, "pro-business" polices (NAFTA, media consolidation, offshoring, etc.) that let Nader get any traction with his myopic "no difference" line.

And that's before looking at electronic voting machines, since I don't remember off the top of my head if they were a factor in Florida in 2000.


This was the closest election in American history, and the Supreme Court made a politically-based decision that went against the supposed "originalist"views of the majority and was so naked they said the decision should not be used for precedent in the future.

But hey, why hit them with that when there's a chance to grind your axe about Naderites again?