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After the 2000 elections, the Democratic establishment did try to discredit the election. Democratic leaders were calling the election illegitimate as late as
by pyuser583 4y ago
After the 2000 elections, the Democratic establishment did try to discredit the election.
Democratic leaders were calling the election illegitimate as late as 2006.
Even now, some leftish publications claim Gore won.
To be clear, using the rules as they existed at the time of the election, Bush won.
He won Florida by less than 20 votes - possibly as few as 6 votes. Out of hundreds of thousands.
But he won.
If Al Gore had chosen different districts to push for recounts, Gore would have won (possibly as few as 4 votes).
But he didn’t.
The Democrats - and the elites in general - absolutely challenged the legitimacy of the election. And still do.
And frankly given how small the margin of victory was, o understand why.
But 2000 really is when the shadow was cast over the election system.
- bediger4000 4y agoColorado adopted sane, financially responsible voting procedures in part because of 2000. There was another debacle ca 2006 because only a small number of locations were supposed to handle all the voters. Colorado (and I believe NM, too) made a reasonable response to un-recountable voting machines, poor human factors resulting in hanging chads, etc - make procedures better, so that confidence is restored. Bringing up problems that have been dealt with, as if they're still relevant as a means to decrease confidence is so obviously the wrong response I haven't words strong enough to condemn it. It's unamerican.
- pyuser583 4y agoFlorida also reformed its voting system. It has one of the best in the country.