FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Before Vote

Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by tropo on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:48PM (#12821427)

Gore contested his loss. Was that actual subversion of the process?

If the election is close, I think the loser has a duty to contest the loss. Trump contesting the election would be every bit as right as Gore contesting the election.

What is so bad about this? The reaction people are having is strange. It's as if people are purposely misinterpreting Trump's words as implying that he will march on Washington D.C. with a militia. The realistic assumption is a Gore-style lawsuit, and there is nothing wrong with that.

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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by pfraze on Friday October 28, 2016 @07:11PM (#12821562)

I agree with you, to a point. Gore's case was uniquely bad, and I'm not convinced it wasn't fraud, personally. But he made the challenge after there was evidence of fraud; he didn't lead up to the election hinting that any potential loss is due to a rigged vote.

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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by fny on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:44AM (#12822679)

There's no comparing Trump to Gore. Gore did not so brazenly claim the election was rigged prior to voting, and he did concede after the recount. Also he never claimed universal fraud, just issues with the Florida result alone. In the end, he lost by only 537 votes in Florida.

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_election_recount

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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by swissoak on Saturday October 29, 2016 @11:53AM (#12824471)

Gore himself has said, after lots of investigation, he is confident Bush won the electoral vote of Florida.

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