This is conspiracy-theory talk, especially without any citations. And outside of squeaking by in Florida with an assist from SCOTUS, the 2000 general election

This is conspiracy-theory talk, especially without any citations. And outside of squeaking by in Florida with an assist from SCOTUS, the 2000 general election was terrible for Republicans. They lost a few extremely close Senate races (ultimately resulting in a 50-50 tie) that any competent conspiracy could have pushed the other way.