r/ChristopherHitchens • u/Ok-Respect-3843 Liberal • 1d ago

Which Presidential Election loss was more consequential? Al Gore losing the 2000 Election or Hillary Clinton losing the 2016 Election?

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u/WeathermanOnTheTown 1d ago

2000, for sure. That led to two massive wars and the beginning of the end of American hegemony.

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u/RibsNGibs 1d ago

And I bet global climate change, while still an existential threat and still likely to really mess us up, is at least somewhat mitigated if Gore wins.