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Thanks for the added detail, that's roughly what I remembered as well but definitely a better timeline. I don't actually remember hearing people describe the e

Thanks for the added detail, that's roughly what I remembered as well but definitely a better timeline. I don't actually remember hearing people describe the election as stolen at the time. I know people weren't happy about it, but either I just lost that memory over time or "stolen" is a newer description of 2000 now that its become so commonplace today. Either way, I have a hard time seeing an election that was recounted and challenge GED all the way to the Supreme Court as stolen. Contentious for sure, but that sounds like the system working as intended rather than theft.

themaninthedark 2y ago
I was in High school at the time, I definitely remember a feeling that the election was stolen and that Bush was not rightfully elected. I don't remember the general feeling going away until after 2001. There was a large partisan divide at that time.
- ethbr1 2y ago
  The difference between then and now was that Gore put the country before himself and conceded. You can be unhappy with a result, and maybe even see a path towards changing it, but at some point politicians owe it to their country to support its core democratic institutions. Clearly and publicly accepting well-audited voting results should be first requirement for presidential candidates. (Said as someone who has thoughts about the 2000 election, but respects what Gore did as a patriotic choice)
- _heimdall 2y ago
  Interesting, I was a year out from high school and remember it being really contentious. I just don't remember the phrase "stolen" being thrown around, but that would have been very easy for me to not notice at the time or forget since then.
  - themaninthedark 2y ago
    The earliest that I can find using "stolen" is from 2004, it refers to both the 2004 and 2000 elections as stolen: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-voting-stolen-election-2004/ https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-vot... Bonus points for also casting doubt on electronic voting machines :) A further reference from 2012 has the "stolen" language: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-steal-the-election.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-...

themaninthedark 2y ago

I was in High school at the time, I definitely remember a feeling that the election was stolen and that Bush was not rightfully elected. I don't remember the general feeling going away until after 2001. There was a large partisan divide at that time.

ethbr1 2y ago
The difference between then and now was that Gore put the country before himself and conceded. You can be unhappy with a result, and maybe even see a path towards changing it, but at some point politicians owe it to their country to support its core democratic institutions. Clearly and publicly accepting well-audited voting results should be first requirement for presidential candidates. (Said as someone who has thoughts about the 2000 election, but respects what Gore did as a patriotic choice)
_heimdall 2y ago
Interesting, I was a year out from high school and remember it being really contentious. I just don't remember the phrase "stolen" being thrown around, but that would have been very easy for me to not notice at the time or forget since then.
- themaninthedark 2y ago
  The earliest that I can find using "stolen" is from 2004, it refers to both the 2004 and 2000 elections as stolen: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-voting-stolen-election-2004/ https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-vot... Bonus points for also casting doubt on electronic voting machines :) A further reference from 2012 has the "stolen" language: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-steal-the-election.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-...