In Bill Sammon’s excellent book about the 2000 election, he reports that Gore was freaked out about the cries of “Get out of Cheney’s house” and several times personally called ALF-CIO president John Sweeney to try and get some union people out there to counter the protestors. Sweeney, by that time had become convinced that Gore should concede, so he told Al that it was impossible, because it was the holiday (Thanksgiving) weekend and he couldn’t get any peopel to come out to demonstrate..
I recall is that they said that they could not even find Sweeney that day. He had gone to West Virginia without a pager or cellphone.
LOL, I’ve got that book....great book by the way! Love this thread....I joined FR 11-24-2000.....fed up with the Goreon’s antics. And also proud to say, I and 2 of my friends took to the streets to protest at the Capital in MN! I’ve got pics, too (didn’t have a digital camera back then, though.) Good times, good times! I remember printing up a bunch of protest posters from FR, the one of Algore in the straight jacket “It’s over, Al, GET HELP!” was one we used and a CLASSIC!