And, of course, Gore did lose the election. People keep going on and on about the popular vote, but the popular vote doesn't matter. But I'll grant that the 2000 election wasn't decided by votes at all, so that's even more of a non-conversation. ;-)
Ultimately, the SC did say "enough is enough already." They had the vote count stand where it was. So the election was decided by the votes.
My memory is foggy, since it was done so long ago, but didn't newspapers in Florida perform their own after-the-fact recount and find that there wouldn't have been enough of a vote swing to tip the state in Gore's favor? I could have sworn I remember reading that in the Post at some point. Along with stories that independent investigations could not confirm accusations of disenfranchising of voters. Not saying it didn't happen, or that it hasn't happened in prior elections by both sides (heck, take a look at voting practices in Chicago!). Just saying I remember reading that it was a non-issue.
Could be mistaken, though. The mind isn't as sharp as it used to be...I'm getting on a bit in age. :-)
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And, of course, Gore did lose the election. People keep going on and on about the popular vote, but the popular vote doesn't matter. But I'll grant that the 2000 election wasn't decided by votes at all, so that's even more of a non-conversation. ;-)
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My memory is foggy, since it was done so long ago, but didn't newspapers in Florida perform their own after-the-fact recount and find that there wouldn't have been enough of a vote swing to tip the state in Gore's favor? I could have sworn I remember reading that in the Post at some point. Along with stories that independent investigations could not confirm accusations of disenfranchising of voters. Not saying it didn't happen, or that it hasn't happened in prior elections by both sides (heck, take a look at voting practices in Chicago!). Just saying I remember reading that it was a non-issue.
Could be mistaken, though. The mind isn't as sharp as it used to be...I'm getting on a bit in age. :-)