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In reply to the discussion: It never occured to me that in Bush V Gore the SCOTUS should have taken who won the popular vote [View all]
soldierant
(8,108 posts)16. Go easy on youelf.
I'm 100% sure it never occurred to the Court either.
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It never occured to me that in Bush V Gore the SCOTUS should have taken who won the popular vote [View all]
Maraya1969
Jun 2024
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Because they just gave the win to Bush. And they knew it. I think they should have taken into consideration
Maraya1969
Jun 2024
#8
In unofficial recounts after the dcision was made to stop the official recount....
Think. Again.
Jun 2024
#14
And there are also thoughts that Georgia purged its rolls, but got away with it.
GreenWave
Jun 2024
#57
2000 was not the first time a candidate won without winning the popular vote,
brooklynite
Jun 2024
#30
Is there any hard evidence that a full recount would have given the election to Gore?
Polybius
Jun 2024
#56
Well Jamie Raskin was the one who just brought it up. And I think he knows a bit about how things work
Maraya1969
Jun 2024
#9
He knows that the electoral college system is a broken approach. But that's not the same
onenote
Jun 2024
#36
Well, first of all, it is bush v Gore. Second, please be good enough to list one or
niyad
Jun 2024
#21
I would bet they did take it into account, but conservatives ignored it. Sure doesn't matter
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#7
If they took it into account, why didn't any of the four dissenters mention it?
onenote
Jun 2024
#35
Definitely agree we should do away with EC, but it won't happen. We have problems in 2024, 2000 is long gone.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#46
It did the moment they, as federal SCOTUS judges, stepped into the case, overriding States rights.
LiberalLovinLug
Jun 2024
#18
They didn't need to take anything into account except counting every possible vote.
bullimiami
Jun 2024
#12
Ii think the election of the nation's first black president is what pushed a lot of them over the edge.
ShazzieB
Jun 2024
#27
Al Gore would have been a great president, as would have Hillary. Sucks big time. Cheaters will cheat.
C Moon
Jun 2024
#19
Remember hanging chads? Remember Gore's Saturday Night Live recap of his past 6 years as president?
fierywoman
Jun 2024
#25
A popular vote victory and a dollar will get you a pack of gum from the 99 cent store and a penny in your pocket.
WarGamer
Jun 2024
#26
I agree and think a simple solution to prevent it from happening again should have been passed in all states
karynnj
Jun 2024
#32
I bet everyone would have- as the other states were known- half of Florida means gore wins
karynnj
Jun 2024
#54