Originally posted by slimjimthat's a tired argument. Gore hadn't lived in TN for 8 years, and was a Sen. living in DC for some years before that. While he was VP, TN became a solidly red state. He had no chance of winning there.
Actually America said No. If he had won his home state then he would have won the electoral votes. Hmmm. Maybe Tennessee knows something better.
and America didn't say no, he won the popular vote. he lost the election in the supreme court 5-4.
The real irony is that if Gore had let them count the ballots the way the repukes wanted to, he would have won.
Originally posted by duecerThe thread is: IS Gore the answer, not WAS Gore the answer.
He had no chance of winning there and America didn't say no, he won the popular vote. he lost the election in the supreme court 5-4.
The real irony is that if Gore had let them count the ballots the way the repukes wanted to, he would have won.
The popular vote was 50.5 million for Bush, 51 million for Gore. Either way, half the country would not have been happy. Let it go. Focus on the future!
Originally posted by Dace AceAnd so what an irony it would be if Gore were put in as the democratic candidate without winning a single popular vote in the primaries 🙂
The thread is: IS Gore the answer, not WAS Gore the answer.
The popular vote was 50.5 million for Bush, 51 million for Gore. Either way, half the country would not have been happy. Let it go. Focus on the future!
Originally posted by joneschrIronic indeed. I only learned about these SuperDelegates recently, now that they're all over the news. Another irony is that the supposed "party of the people" would actually have instituted such an elitist procedure as SuperDelegates having power to override the will of the people. Republicans don't have such a grotesque kingmaker system in their party (do they?). It's enough to make one jump the aisle and sign on with the GOP.
And so what an irony it would be if Gore were put in as the democratic candidate without winning a single popular vote in the primaries 🙂
Originally posted by slimjimActually, America said 'Yes.' Tennessee said 'No,' you are correct, but he won the
Actually America said No. If he had won his home state then he would have won the electoral votes. Hmmm. Maybe Tennessee knows something better.
popular vote and the recount in Florida (done after the courts decided against it) indicate that
he also won Florida.
Nemesio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_recount#Results
Candidate Outcomes Based on Potential Recounts in Florida Presidential Election 2000
(outcome of one particular study)
Review Method Winner
Review of All Ballots Statewide (never undertaken)
• Standard as set by each county Canvassing Board during their survey Gore by 171
• Fully punched chads and limited marks on optical ballots Gore by 115
• Any dimples or optical mark Gore by 107
• One corner of chad detached or optical mark Gore by 60
Review of Limited Sets of Ballots (initiated but not completed)
• Gore request for recounts of all ballots in Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Volusia counties Bush by 225
• Florida Supreme Court of all undervotes statewide Bush by 430
• Florida Supreme Court as being implemented by the counties, some of whom refused and some counted overvotes as well as undervotes Bush by 493
Unofficial recount totals
• Incomplete result when the Supreme Court stayed the recount (December 9, 2000) Bush by 154
Certified Result (official final count)
• Recounts included from Volusia and Broward only Bush by 537