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8. Fought who and how?

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Sat May 18, 2024, 05:28 PM

May 18

Supremes ruled. It was over.

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In hindsight Al Gore should have fought the Supremes [View all] malaise May 18 OP

agree. AllaN01Bear May 18 #1

He didn't want to put the country through that kind of chaos and turmoil. Irish_Dem May 18 #2

Waaaay too fucking polite. Goddamn polite gets you MAGA and other assorted shit-eating fascist fuckstains. SoFlaBro May 19 #42

Yes the GOP wages a brutal war against the US and Americans. Irish_Dem May 19 #54

Like "fight" or fucking fight? SoFlaBro May 19 #70

gd f fight. Irish_Dem May 19 #73

I'm in. nt The Unmitigated Gall May 19 #76

My background Irish_Dem May 19 #78

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It was up to Gore to set the tone. Not Joe Biden. Irish_Dem May 19 #89

You couldn't be more wrong! GoreWon2000 May 19 #91

I won't be here to see it but my guess would be the historian will point to Bush v Gore as the start down this..... usaf-vet May 19 #128

What do you think he should've done? GoreWon2000 May 19 #84

You don't have a clue. I've been in Florida for decades. So get your shit correct. SoFlaBro May 19 #122

Do you always blame crime victims for what the crimminals do? GoreWon2000 May 19 #86

You don't have any idea what you are talking about. Welcome to DU. Let's see how this goes. SoFlaBro May 19 #123

In hindsight? intheflow May 19 #65

Yes I was one of them. Irish_Dem May 19 #67

Coward Senate dems didn't share your view GoreWon2000 May 19 #87

Should he have started a civil war? GoreWon2000 May 19 #82

Spoken like someone with no Florida campaign experience GoreWon2000 May 19 #85

Jack Ruby's defense of killing Oswald was not to put Jackie and the USA through that as well. GreenWave May 19 #77

Yes that was the story line. Irish_Dem May 19 #79

Why are you ignoringthe Bush crime family and their surrogates, they're the thieves! GoreWon2000 May 19 #83

The slippery slope was sort hung on a chad that was plain to see at the time... Model35mech May 18 #3

Yup ... the "Brooks Brothers Riot" RandomNumbers May 18 #17

It was so disgusting. AloeVera May 19 #109

Same here malaise May 19 #118

Florida had a remedy for counting machine unreadable ballots GoreWon2000 May 19 #45

Florida had a remedy for counting unreadable ballots GoreWon2000 May 19 #92

That magnifying picture of the guy trying to figure out the punches was a horrible optics picture. jimfields33 May 19 #111

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Yep. gay texan May 18 #5

NYC had at least two liberal radio stations in 2000. no_hypocrisy May 18 #6

Corporate and progressive media were AWOL in 2000 GoreWon2000 May 19 #46

How edhopper May 18 #7

Florida Supreme Court ruled to count the ballots GoreWon2000 May 19 #47

And The Florida Court edhopper May 19 #61

Fought who and how? Grins May 18 #8

True 'Dat! MyOwnPeace May 18 #33

Rethugs have always counted on Dems to be MOMFUDSKI May 18 #9

So you think Gore should have orchestrated an insurrection. onenote May 18 #39

Congressional dems other than CBC abandoned Gore in 2000 GoreWon2000 May 19 #48

And of course, there was the "Bush is the same as Gore" crowd who gave us Alito. NNadir May 18 #10

THIS malaise May 18 #12

Did you leave out a word? ShazzieB May 18 #27

In the literal sense, yes. NNadir May 18 #31

Was that meant sarcastically? ShazzieB May 18 #32

Thank Nader for the Gore is the same as Bushthief big lie! GoreWon2000 May 19 #49

As a Nader voter in a reliably blue state intheflow May 19 #66

Your Nader got Rethug help and campaigned in crucial states like Florida GoreWon2000 May 19 #95

I felt that way at the time. The media was playing it as business as usual enough May 18 #11

Corporate media was totally in Bushthief's corrupt pocket GoreWon2000 May 19 #50

The media did not report the NAACP hearing which found blatant examples of fraud. shrike3 May 19 #64

The media totally blew the post election coverage GoreWon2000 May 19 #96

Absolutely. Absolutely. shrike3 May 19 #97

That was the real stolen election. AloeVera May 19 #121

Absolutely!! onecaliberal May 18 #13

Hindsight is always 20-20, or so we imagine. Sometimes it's just wishful thinking. Hekate May 18 #14

How could Al Gore have fought the Supremes? MarineCombatEngineer May 18 #15

How? By challenging members of the Court to a duel? onenote May 18 #16

Yes, it went all the way up. LisaM May 18 #19

Gore filed the lawsuits he needed to file GoreWon2000 May 19 #98

Talk about justices who should have recused themselves. LisaM May 19 #110

He did and he lost... LeftInTX May 18 #18

The SC was already rigged enough to pull-off that sham election. czarjak May 19 #105

So much for hindsight being 20/20 - nt FBaggins May 18 #20

It's become their go-to modus operandi, suitable for every occasion. jaxexpat May 18 #21

No doubt. And those mf'ers bussed down from DC to stop the recount Evolve Dammit May 18 #22

THIS malaise May 18 #23

First Gore should never have Farmer-Rick May 18 #24

You don't understand Florida election law GoreWon2000 May 19 #52

Actually in 2000, Florida State law Did allow for it Farmer-Rick May 19 #62

Again, you're not correct about Florida election law GoreWon2000 May 19 #90

Well why would Bush want them all counted if he was ahead? Polybius May 19 #127

Look it up. Florida Election Code 102.141 Farmer-Rick May 19 #130

We coulda had a great country LiberaBlueDem May 18 #25

there would have been no Iraq war too Skittles May 18 #26

For sure no war and I'm oasis May 19 #114

Damn right......I always thought he was a mister nice guy and wouldn't ruffle feathers. a kennedy May 18 #28

Could you expand on what you mean by "shoulda gone the distance"? Zeitghost May 18 #37

Right, but didn't he just, and sorry for saying this, lay down after the ruling..... a kennedy May 18 #40

More what? Zeitghost May 19 #69

Right, guess tRump's BS is just stuck in my brain. a kennedy May 19 #72

George Bush interfered by going to the Supreme Court MagickMuffin May 19 #94

I believe it is and will always be Bush v Gore MagickMuffin May 19 #93

Stop blaming Gore for Bush election theft! GoreWon2000 May 19 #80

First, he did fight it all the way to the Supreme Court. Something after? Are you suggesting a coup? unblock May 18 #29

and just how was he going to do that? The mistake made was NADER and those who said "a vote for Gore JohnSJ May 18 #30

The mistake was not asking for a full state recount IbogaProject May 18 #34

You don't understand Florida election law GoreWon2000 May 19 #44

Somebody tried that already LeftInTX May 18 #35

Trump throwing out votes copying Bush not Gore! GoreWon2000 May 19 #100

How to say: Zeitghost May 18 #36

I suspect that 9/11 is the reason that everything stopped in its tracks. Baitball Blogger May 18 #38

How? There was no plce to fight it karynnj May 19 #41

Stop blaming Gore for Bush election theft! GoreWon2000 May 19 #43

That was definitely a major turning point for the nation 0rganism May 19 #51

12/12/2000 -- *THAT* was the day the coup actually began. Mike Niendorff May 19 #53

THIS malaise May 19 #57

Blame anti-democracy Bushthief not Gore! GoreWon2000 May 19 #101

Republicans are always "emboldened." Ideology. Was Florida theft proven in a way to take legal action? betsuni May 19 #55

What, specifically, should he have done? Patton French May 19 #56

At this point, there WAS a real dispute. Mike Niendorff May 19 #58

THIS malaise May 19 #60

And then what? Ruby Soho May 19 #71

Or he could have made pinatas of the justices and whacked at them with a bat. onenote May 19 #74

Thanks for exposing Congressional dems failures GoreWon2000 May 19 #103

Didn't Gore himself discourage congressional Democrats from objecting? tritsofme May 19 #107

This needs in-depth research and analysis malaise May 19 #119

Oh yes... blame-a-Democrat! That'll help... * Oopsie Daisy May 19 #59

Dems failure to act in 2000 have brought us to now GoreWon2000 May 19 #106

Post removed Post removed May 19 #63

Diana Ross JustAnotherGen May 19 #68

I was headed to Florida for the recount when Bush v. Gore came down LetMyPeopleVote May 19 #75

+1 betsuni May 19 #124

Right? Maybe he could have enlisted a mob to storm the capitol on 1/6 and seize power!! tritsofme May 19 #88

Yes. Exactly. Oopsie Daisy May 20 #132

Al Gore was VP and could have done what TFG wanted Pence to do LetMyPeopleVote May 20 #133

I remember when VP Gore walked out with his family to concede MagickMuffin May 19 #99

Chaos then or even more more chaos now dlk May 19 #102

Time to hold Congressional dems accountable for their failure to act in 2000 GoreWon2000 May 19 #108

How does one fight the Supreme Court? rsdsharp May 19 #104

It wouldn't have made a difference Jacson6 May 19 #112

Agree 100%! cilla4progress May 19 #113

There is absolutely nothing more Obama could have done, these ridiculous myths need to die. tritsofme May 19 #115

Not a myth. cilla4progress May 19 #116

Well it's not true. There is nothing else he could have done, regardless of how you feel. tritsofme May 19 #125

Hmmm.. cilla4progress May 19 #126

Definitely not! Plenty of folks love their fairy tales where Obama could have done "something" tritsofme May 19 #129

"Democrats don't fight" myths, some sort of moral passionate populist "fighting" spirit they could've, should've, betsuni May 20 #131

Agree malaise May 19 #117

Figuratively speaking, there should have been blood in the streets when that happened. hadEnuf May 19 #120