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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 ge
by 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 agoThe 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 agoInteresting, 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 agoThe 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-...