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Prairie Gates

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38. The really important one was 2000

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:37 PM

Aug 2025

No 9/11. No Mideast wars soaking us in blood and serving as a massive transfer of wealth to the worst people on the planet. Concerted action on climate change. And don't forget that Clinton left Bush a surplus that he frittered away in tax cuts to the wealthy. Finally, the entirety of the development of tech would have proceeded differently and under some reasonable regulation. The unregulated growth of the tech sector has been a global catastrophe.

600 votes one way or another in Florida and the world is a far, far different place. Our country and future was lost in SE Florida.

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If the Democrats actually won the presidential elections in 2016 and 2024 [View all] milestogo Aug 2025 OP

Part 3 Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #1

Titus is one of the best politcal podcasters on Youtube! Initech Aug 2025 #43

Thank you, several hours of cyber security expert guy explaining Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #46

What does an absolute near impossibility mean? MichMan Aug 2025 #56

Here is the forensic analysis of PA angryxyouth Aug 2025 #73

Musk spent a month there prior to the election according to Trump. live love laugh Aug 2025 #79

Absolutely. I ignore all the navel gazing tinrobot Aug 2025 #2

I hope we learned that not voting after Bernie lost the primary in 2016 and Palestine protest walkingman Aug 2025 #5

Speaking of Gore, we also learned that we darn well better Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #11

One thing Gore did wrong TnDem Aug 2025 #75

She got 7 million more than T in 2016 IbogaProject Aug 2025 #19

Hillary did not get 7 million more votes than Trump in 2016. She won the popular vote by around 2.87 million. Celerity Aug 2025 #62

Ok the totals closened up from the initial post election numbers IbogaProject Aug 2025 #88

It got closer, BUT in Clinton's favour, as the CA totals finally came in. She was never 7 million up in the popular vote Celerity Aug 2025 #89

OK thanks for correcting misinformation IbogaProject Aug 2025 #91

All good! Celerity Aug 2025 #92

And if, as those of us in the reality based community know, Dems indeed lost in 2016 and 2024? Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #3

America is too masyganistic and racist. We will lose unless we run a white man. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #18

Tell that to Barack Obama. thesquanderer Aug 2025 #31

Trump was payback for Barack Obama. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #48

And Trump did? Meadowoak Aug 2025 #49

Actually yes... because there are different kinds of communication skills. thesquanderer Aug 2025 #59

What the heck is "masyganistic"?? AZ8theist Aug 2025 #67

I don't believe the 2024 election was stolen, but Harris was an outstanding candidate & ran an almost flawless campaign, CrispyQ Aug 2025 #4

Well said! Random Boomer Aug 2025 #15

There's a lot of shame to go around... especially with the saboteurs encouraging the "Uncommitted Movement" * Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #17

I blame JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 2025 #76

Harris was a great candidate, unfortunately she energized the other side. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #20

Well, I DO believe that the 2024 election was stolen. OMGWTF Aug 2025 #22

I firmly believe she won Iwasthere Aug 2025 #64

Gee, no one voted for Lyndon LaRouch? I can't believe it! reACTIONary Aug 2025 #65

Why would someone rig a handful of small precincts in a state that Harris would win easily? MichMan Aug 2025 #86

Harris was such an outstanding candidate that I was 100% certain that she would crush the crazy perv. Dave Bowman Aug 2025 #54

I don't believe the Harris campaign was almost flawless MichMan Aug 2025 #58

There is nothing productive in embracing Trump-style election denialism and similarly delusional conspiracy theories. tritsofme Aug 2025 #6

Yeah, because it only works for Republicans to do that. KPN Aug 2025 #28

So you think Democratic leaders should intentionally spread false conspiracy theories to rile people up? tritsofme Aug 2025 #32

No, I think they should be mnore circumspect. KPN Aug 2025 #34

This actually raises an interesting question of how Democrats *should* respond to GOP messaging psyops 0rganism Aug 2025 #41

Simple. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #80

Whatever it takes to win. We can't blow another election. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #51

You think lying to voters would help us win? tritsofme Aug 2025 #55

Maybe once MichMan Aug 2025 #57

It works for the Republicans Meadowoak Aug 2025 #69

You might be right. I used to think left-leaning voters wouldn't be quite as responsive to lies and manipulation tritsofme Aug 2025 #77

Don't forget 2000 SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #7

Yep. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #12

How? What power did Al Gore have to overrule the Supreme Court? Or even Bill Clinton as President at the time? There KPN Aug 2025 #36

Screaming bloody murder for a recount. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #60

Just a coincidence that it came down to Florida? czarjak Aug 2025 #78

When the votes were actually counted, Gore won Florida by 880,000 votes. Meadowoak Aug 2025 #21

What are you talking about? He didn't even win the national vote by that amount. KPN Aug 2025 #33

Al Gore in 2000, remember, the supreme Court stepped in Meadowoak Aug 2025 #47

Citation needed EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #90

not necessarily so... thesquanderer Aug 2025 #35

Lol Polybius Aug 2025 #84

I still believe (personally; I'm not a crusader about it) that Seeking Serenity Aug 2025 #37

1988? Polybius Aug 2025 #85

Agree! Hope22 Aug 2025 #8

Yep...the they go low we go high BS is history. Newsom and other Governors are looking to redraw Bengus81 Aug 2025 #81

Given the faulty premise this is founded on the naval gazing is absolutely important EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #9

Why is election tampering treated like a conspiracy theory...? FirstLight Aug 2025 #10

There was no election tampering... reACTIONary Aug 2025 #66

If Harris would have garnered the same women's vote that Biden did she would have won. Bengus81 Aug 2025 #82

So what? She didn't. reACTIONary Aug 2025 #87

I read The Conyers Report. Chemical Bill Aug 2025 #70

Computers record and count our votes. What could wrong? annielion Aug 2025 #13

Won't get an argument from me... Montauk6 Aug 2025 #14

The GOP ran the worst candidate to ever seek the office IronLionZion Aug 2025 #16

I put it together for my personal understanding. sprinkleeninow Aug 2025 #39

Good list of problems. Chemical Bill Aug 2025 #71

Thanks for your astute additions. 🫡 sprinkleeninow Aug 2025 #72

America was Gored in 2020 and it's been downhill since. live love laugh Aug 2025 #23

2000 I think you mean. Celerity Aug 2025 #63

Reminds me of a story at the Racetrack chouchou Aug 2025 #24

As Joseph Stalin said: milestogo Aug 2025 #25

Our candidates weren't the problem, look at how many idiots are out there and voting. Pompoy Aug 2025 #26

It is time to demand UN observers. We insisted on this with other countries in the 70's and 80's LT Barclay Aug 2025 #27

MAGA is setting up franchises. Initech Aug 2025 #44

And don't forget 2000 wryter2000 Aug 2025 #29

Exactly! Evergreen! LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #30

The really important one was 2000 Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #38

I don't agree. I've had angst about the direction of this country economic policy-wise for over four decades now, and KPN Aug 2025 #40

We need to fight the propagandists, they are the real problem! Initech Aug 2025 #42

But we didn't. H2O Man Aug 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 2025 #50

The same as H2O Man Aug 2025 #52

Ummm, we didn't. What if doesn't apply. reACTIONary Aug 2025 #68

I refer to the crapper The Wizard Aug 2025 #61

do both... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #74

I agree Flux Aug 2025 #83