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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:49 AM Original message |
The Clinton Years were GREAT but why did people vote Bush in 2000? |
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EastTennesseeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. We did elect a Democrat |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
74. I can't believe we have to constantly remind people of this. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. This one was stolen...bush didn't win it. n/t |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Al Gore won the popular vote. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. and don't forget about all those old Jewish people who "voted for" Pat Buchanan.. |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
78. To always be remembered. The people chose Gore. |
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dascientist (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. define "elect" |
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oviedodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. B/C Bill could not keep his zipper up and then stupidly let it happen in the oval office IF |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. Agree completely. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
41. actually Clinton's approval ratings were thru the roof even after the scandal. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. They didn't vote him in. Bush was selected by the Supreme Court. n/t |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. Al Gore won. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
72. im as angry as anybody else about 2000... but gore would not have won |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. You guys are CORRECT. I was under the impression of a FAIR ELECTION |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. Stolen, Ralph Nader, not great campaigning by Gore and..... |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. That about covers it! |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
69. Crap |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. he never asked for a COMPLETE recount... and his campaign was not great |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Like I said, he could have fought smarter |
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VADem11 (783 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. As I remember |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. All of the above....and some outrageous voter suppression. |
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oviedodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. You can also make the argument that b/c of Bill's transgressions, the religous value |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. nah, they've been brewing for decades now |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. Monica Lewinsky |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. Well, other than the Supreme Court, Jeb Bush & Katherine Harris HANDING the presidency to him... |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
18. Gore kind of caught it on both ends WRT Clinton. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 07:17 AM Response to Reply #18 |
62. Yep. Then add Nader to the mix... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. I think it's gets more to the heart of the matter of why, if the Clinton years were so good for so |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
44. A lot of people assumed their economic success was entirely their own achievment |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:44 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. there was also the joe lieberman pick for VP. |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #46 |
56. This post is the closest - and it is IMPORTANT ... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. In addition, Gore's sighs and body language during the debates were damaging like |
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mwei924 (990 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. Blowjob. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. Fatigue. The Eisenhower years were great, why did they vote Kennedy in 1960? |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
22. You want the bottom line? |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Partly. Also it was personality. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. All of that ... we're moving on ... |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
23. It had something to do with beer and..... |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
24. The Rightwing Propaganda Machine creates chaos in order to demonize the left & people bought it |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. Define "People" |
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JFN1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
26. Bush was able to get the election close enough to steal because |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
27. The American People did NOT "vote Bush in 2000" |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Quite a lot of them did, though |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Besides the point, and now you have angered LiteByte Bandit |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:23 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. The OP asked 'why did PEOPLE vote for Bush', not 'the country' |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
30. Lots of people allowed themselves to be convinced |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
31. The election was stolen, but Media Bias |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
32. The media was determined to get Bush Elected |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
33. Clinton fatigue from the Lewinsky disaster. Economy was strong so some voted for personality |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
70. Yeah, the "personality" of a giggling, bald-head-obsessive, psychopathic drunk. |
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Metric System (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
35. All I remember hearing in 2000 was that Bush and Gore two sides of the same coin. That's why the |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
37. Gore was boring then, and few realised just how awful Bush would be |
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pop goes the weasel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
39. Lieberman |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
40. Several things. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
42. because of a blowjob |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
45. I was hoping for a Bush win in 2000... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
47. Nothing was appealing about Bush |
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951-Riverside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
48. Monica Lewinsky |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
50. The nation was lulled into a belief anyone could manage similar |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
51. Bill got a blow-job and Gore paid the price for it |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
52. A combination of things.. |
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mollymongold (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
53. Gore "lost" because he acted ashamed of Bill and his legacy imo. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
54. People wanted to have a beer with Bush. I wonder how they enjoyed it. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
55. Gore had enept campaign management who wouldn't call Bush stupid or make a joke out of his Palin... |
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Frumious B (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
57. Bush ran as far more of a centrist/moderate than he turned out to be. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
58. They didn't; little brother Jeb and 5 Supreme Court judges did. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
59. That is why. Among other things, the country was in great shape. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
60. Lewinski. The right was just as shocked as they could be |
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quickesst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
61. Easy... |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
63. Several reasons (not necessarily in this order) |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
64. Because Gore was not Mr Excitement and people gravitate to "bad boys" |
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FloridaGrl (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
65. Monica Lewinsky and SCOTUS |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
66. Gore won. The SCOTUS illegally stopped the FL recount and then illegally gave Bush the election. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
67. bu$h* was APPOINTED in 2000, he DID NOT WIN |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
68. Bush ran as a moderate bipartisan who would unite, not divide the country |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. yep... compassionate conservative wanting ed reform for urban youth, etc |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
71. Clinton burn-out. Bush ran as a moderate. Nader screwed us. Youth vote didnt show up. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
76. Foolish gambling on a political name. n/t |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
79. Because there are millions of idiots |
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TragedyandHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
80. Slime, bad judgement, Nader and the cyclical nature of politics |
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