Quote:Gore could have recounted the entire state.   He chose to recount just a few counties, thinking that was his best chance. 

 

He did everything legally, and when he lost in the Supreme Court, he graciously accepted the result and conceded.   Gore did not try to delegitimize the election.   He asked for a recount, and he went to court over some aspects of the recount.   When it was all over, he congratulated Bush and said it was over and we need to unite behind Bush.  

 

What Trump is saying is that the election is going to be rigged.    That goes so far beyond what Gore did that there is no comparison.

 

Here is Al Gore's concession speech:

 

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches...peech.html

 

"Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt, while I <i>strongly</i> disagree with the court's decision, I accept it. I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College. And tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession. I also accept my responsibility, which I will discharge unconditionally, to honor the new President-elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends."

 

"While we yet hold and do not yield our opposing beliefs, there is a higher duty than the one we owe to political party. This is America and we put country before party. We will stand together behind our new president."

 

What Trump is saying is, "the election is going to be stolen from us."   He is saying the result is not going to be legitimate.   He is telling the world the United States is so corrupt that even our most sacred democratic processes are a sham.  

 

I can't vote for a presidential candidate who says things like that. 

 

I was a child at the time so I can't speak from first hand experience although I do not believe that Al Gore was a bad candidate. When compared to who we have on that same ticket not just now, but the last two elections Al Gore looks a whole lot better!  Also there was not such a divide between the parties and it's not like this country was in the shape back then that it is currently in. 

 

With that said, I believe Obama has been a disaster for this country. It is still difficult for me to understand how our country elected and then re-elected this guy. It's like I don't want to believe that we have been dumbed down to such a low level, it would almost be easier to accept that the election was rigged because I still have faith in the American people.

 

Enter Hillary Clinton who will no doubt be nothing less than more of the same ole Obama. If she wins, I would rather believe that the election was rigged opposed to the American people electing her. 

 

I do admit that Trump's actions are child like and I do not condone them however considering the circumstances it's almost like you would rather not believe that the people are doing this to themselves. 

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