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45. nor is it the ralph nader hater forum

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Ralph Nader wasn't the only person that cost Al Gore the election in 2000. [View all] kentuck Jun 2013 OP

Gore lost his home state quinnox Jun 2013 #1

what the supreme's did was illegal and shouldnt have been allowed leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #20

That's not fair karynnj Jun 2013 #22

Because he wasn't pro gun. n/t Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #31

I think that you are close. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #60

Bingo proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #69

There are a million what-if's, of which Nader is one Recursion Jun 2013 #2

You got there first: Gore won Florida! The Filthy Five on the SC stole it from Gore and Mr Gore did byeya Jun 2013 #5

No one held a gun to Gore's head and forced him to concede. Gore chose to HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #8

Time is sequential. onehandle Jun 2013 #3

Exactly....Also this is not the Ralph Nader appologist underground. we can do it Jun 2013 #7

Excuse me, Ralph Nader has the same right to run HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #15

Fuck Nader. This country wouldn't be so fucked up if he hadn't stayed in the race. we can do it Jun 2013 #23

So Hillary should have run third party and handed to election over to Palin? onehandle Jun 2013 #34

nor is it the ralph nader hater forum frylock Jun 2013 #45

There are many steps between your steps 3 and 4. Did you forget the HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #9

That would go between 2 and 3. Same results. Nader elected Bush. onehandle Jun 2013 #12

Um. Step 3-A. Notorious anti-semite Pat Buchanan gets 4,000 Jewish votes, thereby HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #18

sounds like Nader's number 3 robbed Gore of his right to number 2 markiv Jun 2013 #32

Very Important step before your Step One. bvar22 Jun 2013 #39

That's nice. And yes. It was Nader. onehandle Jun 2013 #40

Your "Time is sequential" mantra... bvar22 Jun 2013 #44

I'm gonna get a "Time is sequential" tattoo - it'll complement the one that says "Moom" byeya Jun 2013 #54

Some things are crimes. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #74

Yeah, but he elected George W. Bush. onehandle Jun 2013 #76

No, but he was the only progressive who purposely worked to assist Bush against Gore. pnwmom Jun 2013 #4

Gore did not 'lose' the election. Gore received more votes than Bush, both HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #6

you never hear these same people thanking Perot for 1992 markiv Jun 2013 #10

Hear, hear! - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #11

Thank you, Ross Perot. onehandle Jun 2013 #13

i've never heard them complain about perot nt markiv Jun 2013 #27

The Clinton economy eventually healed their wounds. onehandle Jun 2013 #28

the titanic rose, before it sank, too markiv Jun 2013 #30

WOW.... Nader must be a SUPERMAN! bvar22 Jun 2013 #41

Did you vote for Perot? Wow. I didn't but Ross sure was right about NAFTA wasn't he? byeya Jun 2013 #14

he was right about NAFTA and all it stood for, we've heard the sucking sound of globalism markiv Jun 2013 #26

Man,. you've got that right. And you're not even talking about TPP which may be worse for workers byeya Jun 2013 #36

there's a reason the 2 parties LOVE gay and abortion issues markiv Jun 2013 #37

yes. this is the reality RainDog Jun 2013 #38

excellent response markiv Jun 2013 #42

I agree with you here too. I think that there are a few(or more) backroom Democratic strategists who byeya Jun 2013 #43

another excellent response nt markiv Jun 2013 #46

Perot is much harder to judge hfojvt Jun 2013 #55

'with a clear conscience' markiv Jun 2013 #56

nobody is demanding anything hfojvt Jun 2013 #58

'go ahead and help Republicans win'->a page from Orwell's 'Animal Farm' markiv Jun 2013 #61

I am not pitching anything hfojvt Jun 2013 #66

'They are very much real. ' markiv Jun 2013 #67

I've heard RWs claim that lots of times creeksneakers2 Jun 2013 #64

At this point...they need the two minutes of hate nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #16

Nailed It. bvar22 Jun 2013 #48

Thank you. Nader's vote count was insignificant, relative to the votes that Reagan/Bush Democrats Zorra Jun 2013 #17

Sanity. Thank you. magellan Jun 2013 #24

actually, bush democrats greatly exceeded the number of nader voters noiretextatique Jun 2013 #47

No, people were pissed off at Clinton because of NAFTA RainDog Jun 2013 #19

People were pissed because Clinton got a blow job and they didn't. Get the facts straight. we can do it Jun 2013 #25

a fucking preposterous and simple minded view.. frylock Jun 2013 #52

NAFTA, MFN-China, H-1b visas markiv Jun 2013 #33

The Florida "Democrats" issue was looked at after 2000 karynnj Jun 2013 #21

I see, so by this logic... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #50

Not following you - of course those who voted for Bush are responsible that Bush karynnj Jun 2013 #62

Florida was rigged. Bush himself said "We'll win in FL. You can bet on it." While sitting next to Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #29

Clinton ushered in the Democratic pro-free trade/Globalist era markiv Jun 2013 #35

It says a lot about people which they choose to remember... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #49

Nice analysis. kentauros Jun 2013 #70

Thanks. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #73

Of course, he wasn't alone hfojvt Jun 2013 #51

Al Gore and George Bush cost Ralph Nader the election in 2000. Dash87 Jun 2013 #53

Gore lost Florida because he didn't attract enough votes. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #57

If the votes for Nader in FL cost Gore the election... Jarla Jun 2013 #59

Those who blame Nader ... GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #63

That's exactly the point reasonable people are trying to make: Gore won Florida and the Supreme byeya Jun 2013 #68

Same finger pointing creeksneakers2 Jun 2013 #65

I call *BS* on this whole thread. Admiral Loinpresser Jun 2013 #71

Always be suspicious of people that give our democracy lip service. Rex Jun 2013 #72

I voted for Gore but his pandering for votes at the expense of Elian Gonzalez turned me off. randome Jun 2013 #75