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Originally Posted By u/kenistod At 2025-04-16 05:41:45 PM | Source


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[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

gore won that election, so i don't know what your point is here.

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Either you’re very young, understandable, or being obtuse, grow up

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If all votes had been counted legally Gore would have won. Nader had nothing to do with Bush winning

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Surely out 97,488 votes for Nader in Florida, the gap couldn’t have been made up the difference of checks notes 537 fucking votes. Gore won the popular vote but the recount came down to those 537 of which again over 97000 went to Nader. Two things can be true.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Two things can be true.

So you agree that both you and I and NSRXN all have correct takes, just maybe without enough context. Which means NSRXN wasn't being obtuse, he was correct that gore won that election.

The difference is you think it makes sense to blame nader voters for bush getting to be president while I and presumably NSRXN place blame primarily on the supreme Court.

Both sides here have some merit, neither are obtuse

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

blame nader voters

blame primarily on the supreme Court

Two things can be true.

Obtuse or ignorance

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The election was literally rigged by Republicans to make a Republican win and you're blaming Nader voters...