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67. Nader threw NH too, which would have given Gore the win, he was 1 electoral vote short

Sun Aug 20, 2017, 10:43 PM

Aug 2017

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Though Bill Clinton benefitted from Ross Perot in '92. Hopefully, Dem's will have learned the lesson in 2020 and realize that they need to support the nominee.

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*****BREAKING***** Trumps Approval Rating Stands Below 40 Percent in Three Key Midwest States [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 OP

WI, PA, AND MI. GOOD riversedge Aug 2017 #1

We have hope here in WI.... Heartstrings Aug 2017 #28

And Rep Sean Duffy WI 07 usaf-vet Aug 2017 #40

Both he and Johnson need to go as well Heartstrings Aug 2017 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #29

Trump won those states by super slim margins bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #2

With a lot of Russian help american_ideals Aug 2017 #3

+1 YCHDT Aug 2017 #48

Unless the voting machines are sorted out,i would worry because they did it once,it'll happen again sunonmars Aug 2017 #6

And voter purges not fooled Aug 2017 #8

DEAD ON! usaf-vet Aug 2017 #23

Yes, this isn't the Russians, it's voter suppression, gerrymandering, and possibly rigged machines MrPurple Aug 2017 #34

We have to be diligent in getting voters to check their status and re-register when necessary. ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #52

If there were large amount of people in crucial swing states, all from the same party bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #63

3 states that were rigged, there I fixed it. sunonmars Aug 2017 #4

That you did. broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #5

☝️ This 🇺🇸 Bladewire Aug 2017 #43

I don't think this is great news. His support in those areas throughout beginning of November... Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #7

I am pretty sure there were not the only 3 states, Florida definitely too and NC sunonmars Aug 2017 #11

Hopefully, the Democratic NC Gov can undo some of that, though Rep legislature has tried to MrPurple Aug 2017 #35

Appalling, there's no limit to their underhanded tactics. Glad Cooper fought (still fighting) them ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #56

Vote absentee on paper. By mail. LiberalFighter Aug 2017 #41

Wasn't his approval rate around that during the election? Dopers_Greed Aug 2017 #9

I still say Twitler didn't legitimately win MI catbyte Aug 2017 #10

Actually... LovingA2andMI Aug 2017 #38

i read it was 13K before the recount & 10.7 after so that was the total. Was I wrong? catbyte Aug 2017 #39

10.7K.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2017 #42

I agree with that total. I read in the Detroit Free Press that it was originally 13. catbyte Aug 2017 #50

Over 7 Million People videohead5 Aug 2017 #12

Large 3rd party vote could definitely happen again MrPurple Aug 2017 #37

Third party likely got us Bush W, since Gore lost Fl by less than a 1,000, and Nader got way more LisaL Aug 2017 #59

Nader threw NH too, which would have given Gore the win, he was 1 electoral vote short MrPurple Aug 2017 #67

They Thought Hillary videohead5 Aug 2017 #64

My goodness bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #13

oh do go away, she got over 66 million votes, if thats unpopular, go troll elsewhere. sunonmars Aug 2017 #14

I'm hardly trolling bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #17

Agreed Mickju Aug 2017 #21

Is she president? LisaL Aug 2017 #22

What bullshit? bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #24

Swing states, because they Bettie Aug 2017 #32

irrelevant, we go by electoral college AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #26

Comey's Letter videohead5 Aug 2017 #16

That had a lot to do with it as well bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #19

I tend to agree. LisaL Aug 2017 #20

The irony is Comey's letter likely hurt her more than Russian interference. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #25

What did he do to atone except getting himself fired? LisaL Aug 2017 #57

His firing and notes set the stage for the Mueller investigation. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #58

Well, I will see if anything comes out of that one. LisaL Aug 2017 #60

I for one, forget nothing ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #18

All who continue to deflect and use all kinds of other flailing arguments to refuse taking stevenleser Aug 2017 #66

K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #15

The downslide continues mcar Aug 2017 #27

I was part of that survey here in PA! Nice to see that livetohike Aug 2017 #30

None of this matters... spicysista Aug 2017 #31

If PA is Midwest, I guess Missouri is Pacific Coast. nt Gore1FL Aug 2017 #33

Say what you want about him bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #36

Hitler never won any elections oberliner Aug 2017 #46

His party did win a plurality in the 1933 federal elections which was the last free election... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #47

That was not a free election oberliner Aug 2017 #49

I didn't say he won free elections bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #53

He was a dictator and his party won only a single election (and it was through coercion) oberliner Aug 2017 #55

ok, whatever you say bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #61

Who could possibly say that Trump's conduct has "made them proud" ? oberliner Aug 2017 #45

PA is NOT a "midwestern" state. BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #51

30% of that group represent the racists, bigots, and sexists. The ones who still_one Aug 2017 #54

This is great news Gothmog Aug 2017 #62

I did Nazi that coming! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #65