Reply #97: this is from the article posted by carolina below

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i have no doubt that the fix (and is) in. i also have no doubt that gore's life could have been in danger had he pressed the issue...i can understand being afraid for himself and his family.
i do not believe that gore and others didn't know how bad things would be...they remember ronald reagan and bush I just like i do.


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"It seems that no senator was ready to risk bad publicity and irritating Republican leaders and the Bush II White House for the sake of black voters who had their rights denied. This despite the fact that these senators received a huge percentage of black votes along with a significant share of votes from women, labor, environmentalists and other constituents who are about to feel the brunt of the incoming Bush administration.

Al Gore reportedly lobbied Democratic senators to stay the course of comity. This was Gore's craven effort to continue positioning himself for 2004 by avoiding the "sore loser" moniker that Republicans have thrown at him since election night. House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, D-Mo., also urged the Black Caucus members not to raise an objection."