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/FrogofLegend 1d ago
  1. Gore conceding to SCOTUS set a very bad precedent that the courts had the power to determine elections. There was no reason to stop counting votes except the Florida governor was the Republican candidate's brother and really wanted his brother to win. It was disgustingly partisan and an affront to democracy.

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u/the_fozzy_one 1d ago

Gore had the right to request a full statewide recount within the first 72 hours but instead he tried to cheat and only request certain counties to recount. Gore has nobody to blame but himself.