now I was out of the country then and have no recall as to this, is this correct and can someone tell me what happened. boy am I out of touch!
2007-09-27 08:18:34 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Bush won. Anyone that says different is a moron. And, after 9-11, I was so happy it was Bush instead of Gore because we did something about it rather than planting trees and wondering what their motivation for bombing us was.
2007-09-27 14:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Honestly... it was the media's fault for confusing everyone.
It's a matter of popular vote versus electoral votes.
I remember watching CNN...when Gore was announced as the winner. 30 seconds later, FOX news reported Bush as the winner. 1 minute later CNN conceded and FOX conceded that the winner was unclear.
Problem: Gore did win,....the popular vote. But, lost the electoral vote. Obviously such a close and heated race, caused both of them to get the lawyers involved...which eventually headed to the supreme court, but before they ruled, Gore conceded Bush as the winner.
So who won ?.... Bush.
Popular votes in the past have always been in alignment with the electoral votes. This was the first election that this wasn't the case because the popular vote was so close.
In my opinion, the electoral votes shouldn't override the popular vote, if it does then it is an almost certain indication of a few dishonest electorates. Electoral college was created to prevent people from electing despots, and because it was too hard to gather up all the votes and count them and add them up.... Horse and buggy days it would have taken a full year to figure out who won. Today however we can tally 65 million American Idol votes 100% accurate and in 30 minutes or less..... so with the advancements in technology I really don't see the need for electorates who are absolutely partisan and have proven themselves to be dishonest in prior elections.
Gore could have challenged it further, but the outcome was most certainly not going to be in his favor...especially when you consider that the supreme court was nominated by his daddy.. Too bad though...I would have liked to see it play out in court.
2007-09-27 08:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gore won the popular vote, but Bush won the electoral vote in 2000. The electoral vote is the one that counts according to the Constitution. Florida was the key state - very close - and the Supreme Court finally had to step in to stop recount after recount, and Bush took Florida, and the election.
Some radical Democrats say that the Florida count was incomplete, or tampered with, but a consortium of independent newspapers have found that Bush did indeed win the State. Radical Democrats accuse the independent consortium of bias, but most reasonable people agree that Bush won over Gore in 2000.
2007-09-27 08:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
That was to funny ! Gore came close and being a Liberal was contacting his lawyers to try and sue if he lost .There was a snafu in Florida that made a lot of votes from the machines questionable . After the long process of counting the votes by hand Bush was the clear winner . So Gore had a tantrum screaming he was going to sue . Then to make matters worse he starts blasting out he didn't think all the votes where counted and demands all votes be counted . How ever he didn't want the over seas votes counted (Military) because he knew he would lose there .Then he started trying to convince people how smart he is and pushed the I invented the Internet thing again. It was hilarious! Anyway after all votes where counted He flat out lost .His own lawyers told him it would be a waste of time to fight it because he just lost. Liberals where so bent that he lost that to this day they accuse Bush of steeling the election . It's just one of there Pathetic ways of Blaming bush for everything
2007-09-27 08:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, Bush won by a slim margin. The slimmest in history as far as I know. The electoral college is what counts. Some say the popular vote should be the the answer, but it is sometimes hard to judge. You see in some countries they go by popular vote but they can be ridged, or people can be coerced in to voting for a particular candidate. We stand by the electoral vote. It seems to be the way we work and it has proven to be the best so far. If you do not like it, get out and vote! we have that freedom! doesn't that tell you something?
2007-09-27 08:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by schneider2294@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep you are out of touch.
Our election system uses an electoral college in which each state gets a certain number of votes based on population. The state determines who to cast their electoral college votes based on the popular vote within their state. Bush received the majority of th electoral college votes, thus he won the election. However, it is mathematically possible for someone to get the majority of electoral college votes while still not receiving a majority of the popular vote.
It is still debatable whether or not Bush received a majority of popular votes, it was extremely close. However, the bottom line is that it doesn't matter, under our electoral system it is the electoral college votes that count. GW Bush is not the first president to be elected with less than 50% of the popular vote.
2007-09-27 08:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
HA!!! awaken you conspiracy nuts. If every person ought to teach Bush stole the election guess what……he wouldn’t have been president. The Left threw a military of attorneys at this and couldn’t locate any evidence or incorrect doing, Gore lost honest and sq., he’s basically bitter, so he keeps performing like he grow to be robbed.
2016-10-20 03:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by furne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gore threw a fit and demanded a recount for the Florida Ballots. What he didn't do is wait until the Military ballots were in ( Which are almost always republican)
The Supreme Court in Fl. waited until ALL the ballots were in and determined Bush was the winner. Though the Media reported that Gore won the popular election before all the ballots came in.
2007-09-27 08:22:41 · answer #8 · answered by WCSteel 5 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Gore won the popular vote by a margin less than the margin of error.
George Bush won the electoral college, and therefore won the presidency.
Kinda like Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton never once gained more than 50% of the voting populace in either election, but still won the electoral college.
2007-09-27 08:21:20 · answer #9 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 13⤊ 1⤋
Well the key state in question was Florida and Bush's campaign manager for Florida was hired by Jeb Bush the governor to count the votes. 90,000 votes were discounted because people supposidly had a felony record but most were found later to be not felons. They just had similar names to felons found in other states. This was done by a company the campaign manager hired. Also when the votes were being counted she stopped the counting just 538 votes shy of Gore taking over the Bush's votes. Gore's counts were fast coming. 300,000 votes mostly from black communities were discounted. The outcry caused them to allow them to vote again and most showed up. However since historically 94% of black people vote democratic it was obvious Gore would win. So the campaign manager stated most of the ballots were unreadable. The fight ensued to the supreme court which most were placed there by Republicans.
The bottom line is that Gore won the most votes in the US overall but lost the key state Florida because of those who count the vote matter more than those who cast the vote.
2007-09-27 08:31:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋