The left signaled its intent to steal a future presidential election by its projection of massive fraud and theft on Bush in 2000. The point of all the drama and absurdity was to innoculate the populace against recognizing and reacting to actual fraud. Legitimate concerns and investigations of fraud would merely conjure up the image of the googly-eyed chad hunter.
The booster shot was the injection of a dark-skinned candidate. Got a problem with Black Panther thugs keeping watch at your polling place? You must be a racist.