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What the FUCK?! I was alive when this happened, remembered all the recounts and buzz about how close it is, and this is still literally the first I'm hearing about it. I didn't realize just how disconnected from politics my family and circle was. Now I understand the few grumbles I'd hear over the years about how it "should have been gore" I
In the 2000 election in Duval County Florida they threw out over 22,000 votes from the 4 predominately black precincts that trend hard for Dems on the north sdie if Jacksonville. Out of 14 disctricts. A machine discarded these votes and the receipts for count machines were discarded similar to other counties that rushed to discard recorded evidence.
https://www.salon.com/2000/11/13/duval/
The Secretary of State that ultimately certified the faked vote tallies was Katherine Harris, under the Governor, Jeb "Please clap" Bush, brother of Bush Jr. It was a full rat fuck scenario.