Comment The replies from Republicans are hilarious... (Score 1) 1432
Here are some of the most common ones I've heard:
"Gore should uphold the constitution and concede - he may have won the popular vote, but he lost the electoral vote, and if he lost that vote, no matter by how slim a margin, he lost the election."
Well, firstly, Gore is not protesting the electoral college, nor is he saying that due to his winning the popular vote, he should win the election. Gore made a statement saying that he would uphold the consitution fully on this issue, and not attempt to overthrow the electoral college. The democratic campaign is contesting whether or not he actually did lose Florida, based on an unusual amount of 'irregularities' in the ballot there. (find it odd that George Bush's brother is the governer in a state Gore lost by 'irregularities'?)
Oh, and wasn't it the Republican campaign that was threatening, a short while ago, to go to court if Bush won the popular vote but not the electoral?
"Why do they find it unusual that so many votes were for Buchanan? He got a lot of votes in '96!"
Hey, guess what? Buchanan was running for the Republican party in 96, not the Reform party.. Buchanan's approval went down by about 99 percent since 96. That would be like saying "Hey, isn't it odd that Germany no longer supports Nazis? They really suported Hitler a lot in WW2!"
"Gore is making too big a deal out of this! He's politicizing it!"
Oh, God forbid that a political election should be 'politicized'. Honestly, Republicans have the worst choice of words. That aside, doesn't it matter if the President of the United States is elected because of fraud? I think that in an election this close, every single suspicion of foul play should be investigated.
"Oh, but Gore won by a very slim margin in other states too!"
Were blacks being turned away because "we don't have enough ballots" in those states, too?
Anyway, it's just funny.
-elper
"Gore should uphold the constitution and concede - he may have won the popular vote, but he lost the electoral vote, and if he lost that vote, no matter by how slim a margin, he lost the election."
Well, firstly, Gore is not protesting the electoral college, nor is he saying that due to his winning the popular vote, he should win the election. Gore made a statement saying that he would uphold the consitution fully on this issue, and not attempt to overthrow the electoral college. The democratic campaign is contesting whether or not he actually did lose Florida, based on an unusual amount of 'irregularities' in the ballot there. (find it odd that George Bush's brother is the governer in a state Gore lost by 'irregularities'?)
Oh, and wasn't it the Republican campaign that was threatening, a short while ago, to go to court if Bush won the popular vote but not the electoral?
"Why do they find it unusual that so many votes were for Buchanan? He got a lot of votes in '96!"
Hey, guess what? Buchanan was running for the Republican party in 96, not the Reform party.. Buchanan's approval went down by about 99 percent since 96. That would be like saying "Hey, isn't it odd that Germany no longer supports Nazis? They really suported Hitler a lot in WW2!"
"Gore is making too big a deal out of this! He's politicizing it!"
Oh, God forbid that a political election should be 'politicized'. Honestly, Republicans have the worst choice of words. That aside, doesn't it matter if the President of the United States is elected because of fraud? I think that in an election this close, every single suspicion of foul play should be investigated.
"Oh, but Gore won by a very slim margin in other states too!"
Were blacks being turned away because "we don't have enough ballots" in those states, too?
Anyway, it's just funny.
-elper
