03-07-2008, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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"The 2000 election was decided by the Supreme Court"
Heard this on CBS news again last night. It always kind of ticks me off when I hear it, because it is completely untrue. Al Gore would not have won under any but the most liberal (small "l") set of counting practices.
Even if he had a shot at winning, the Supreme Court did not "decide" the election. They stopped the recount, which had the effect of allowing President Bush to claim victory, but enough voters in enough states gave him enough Electors to claim the Presidency. The Supreme Court did not deliberate, come out of a room, and "pick" a candidate. Typical of the misinformed crap coming from the media these days.
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How many "independent" media recounts failed to come up with a Florida victory for Gore?
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But that's all really a side point. The problem I have is the term "decide." The Supreme Court did not "decide" the election. It gives the impression that the votes of 100 million Americans were voided, and 9 people got together and just picked the President. That is a lie.
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I can't believe this is still an issue eight years later. Bush is almost out of office after being elected a second time. Wow. |
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I recall the Washington Post doing their own recount and Gore only came out on top in one of four, that one being under the most liberal/intuitive recounting method. People said they went into the booth intending to vote for Gore but instead voted for Pat Buchannan. I don't know how we help those people. Frankly, your problem was Gore himself. He couldn't even carry his own state.
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NORC Florida Ballots Project Gore 4 out of 7 scenarios (estimated because all of Gore's win scenarios were full statewide recounts which were never undertaken. In the limited recount scenarios, Bush was 3 out of 3 interpretation scenarios). USA Today Study Bush 3 out of 4 scenarios. Gore only wins in the most liberal interpretation scenario which, as you already mentioned, wasn't the interpretation scenario he proposed. If you believe the raw data of those studies means Al Gore would have won under "most recounting procedures" then I probably have nothing else to say. To continue would be like arguing the color of the sky with someone that insists it is plaid. |
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Cali's as much (or more) of a partisan hack as he frequently accuses Tex of being.
He's proven that time and time again over the years. |
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At the risk of diverting from my primary point ...
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Again ... if people want to dicker that Gore "really" won (popular vote, and all that), fine. Dicker away. But don't tell me the Supreme Court "decided" the election. They didn't.
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