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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"He obviously thinks he really won that election, and he may be right"

I quit reading right here since the author is obviously unaware of the facts. Gore lost - get over it.

12 posted on 12/01/2002 6:25:01 AM PST by par4
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To: par4
re: "He obviously thinks he really won that election, and he may be right"

Hmm, could we call this Electoral College nullification?

14 posted on 12/01/2002 6:40:44 AM PST by I_dmc
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To: par4
"He obviously thinks he really won that election, and he may be right"

Let's dispense with this "he should have won because he won the popular vote" BS once and for all. Many years ago, some racing sports writer wrote about some controversial new rules in auto racing - maybe restrictor plate or whatever -it doesn't matter. Anyway, he made the point that the rules were not designed to provide advantage or disadvantage to any driver or car, even though they might initially favor one faction or another, and that over the history of the sport, the same names show up in the winner's circle, regardless of rule changes. That's because they define a winning "strategery", in consonance with whatever rules are in effect.

And so it is with elections. George Bush understood the contest to be about electoral votes - not popular votes. And so did Gore! Bush could have run up his popular vote in Texas and other Red states - even though he was comfortably ahead - but what for? It wasn't part of the game.

And when it was all over, it went into tie-breaker. And despite having corrupt line judges who completely discarded the rule book, the replay officials in the higher "booth" adhered to the rules as they stood. THAT is why George W. Bush is president - and that's why I don't tolerate any whimpering libs, blathering about their lost license to steal.

27 posted on 12/01/2002 3:41:13 PM PST by guitfiddlist
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