Have any of our candidates said "Gore Won"?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

Have any of our candidates spoken in public about the theft of the 2000 elections? Have any of our candidates spoken about the NAACP's investigation into civil rights violations in Florida under Jeb Bush? Have any of our candidate said anything about the Bush vs. Gore Supreme Court decision?

Did any of the candidates stand with the Congressional Black Caucus when they fought back against Bush?

[liberalnurse]

1. Howard Dean has said that frequently.

Joe Lieberman use to say that......

[LiberalBushFan]

2. Clark said the election was stolen n/m

[liberalnurse]

8. Close, but no cigar.

[incapsulated]

9. "He's going to need a brother in every State..."

"to win this time"

sayeth Clark.

Give it up.

[incapsulated]

3. Clark

And he has spoken out numerous times on Florida, racial discrimination, and that he thinks there should be independant oversight of elections from now on.

[liberalnurse]

11. But, when did he say it?

You know, that Gore won the 2000 Election..... I never heard Clark ever come out and say that, no not ever.:wow:

[WilliamPitt]

4. Dennis Kucinich says it all the time

[frustrated_lefty]

5. Clark, Dean, Kucinich, in alphabetical order. (n/t)

[mlawson]

6. Its tough for the ones in Congress, who didn't support

the efforts of the Heroic Black Caucus. If they have stood and applauded bush during joint sessions, and have frequently referred to him as "President", then it really sounds silly to question the 2000 Selection now. That 'train' left the station long ago.

I wonder about DK, however. I believe he has said more than once that the election was stolen. Am I correct?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

13. so when the chips were down, they abandoned us?

Now they expect us to get behind them?

[mlawson]

14. If one of them is the nominee, yes.

Let's not have a second electoral catastrophe in this young century. One was more than enough.

[uconnyc]

7. Give it up!

the fact is GORE LOST TENNESSEE!!!!!!!! (and Arkansas & WV)

[Cuban_Liberal]

10. But he didn't lose Florida.

That's rather the point, isn't it?

[elperromagico]

15. Yes, but if he had won Tennessee,

or Arkansas,
or New Hampshire,
or Ohio,
or Nevada,
or West Virginia,
or any of the other states Clinton won in 1996, Florida wouldn't have mattered.

[mlawson]

12. The proposition that Gore actually won 2000, is central to this board.

Not that everyone agrees with that, but I assume that most do.

[elperromagico]

16. He did win. No doubt about that.

But had he won other states, Florida wouldn't have mattered and he could have just handed Florida to the Republicans: "Take it, you bastards, I don't need it."

[mlawson]

18. I know. That must drive him absolutely crazy, thinking about it.

What a thing to have to think about, the rest of his life...

[elperromagico]

19. To give him credit, though,

he pulled more substantial percentages than Clinton in several states:

California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida (yes, Florida)
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington

And, Clinton benefitted from tight three-way races in several states, which enabled him to win by simple pluralities. In fact, Clinton only won one state (Arkansas) with over 50% in 1992 (not counting DC). Gore without a doubt had a tougher race than Clinton did in either 1992 or 1996.

[elperromagico]

17. Dean referred to Gore as

the duly elected President (or something similar) when Al endorsed him.

I think Sharpton may have, but I couldn't tell you when.

[leyton]

20. Lieberman did.

In the very first debate, in Columbia, SC, the candidates were asked how they could beat George Bush.

Lieberman: "I know I can beat George Bush, because Al Gore and I already did."

Best line of the debate.

[AP]

21. Edwards says it here:

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/03/03-12edwards-audio.html

I'm pretty sure he said it, perhaps in the Q&A.

[Loren645]

22. I think most of them said it when they were in Fla.

Some, like Clark, have said it frequently, in various ways.