Reply #104: Let's not forget that Al Gore fought hard for 35 long days. [View All]

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He used all of the options that were available to him under Florida and Federal law.

He fought against the combined forces of Karl Rove, James Baker, Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris.

And all the while the MSM were demanding "closure" and the GOP were calling Gore a "Sore Loserman".

Democrats sat in front of their TVs while Republicans used physical force to disrupt the recounts in Florida.

Gore did not concede until December 12th, after the US Supreme Court had taken the decision to stop the recounts in Florida.

In fact he did not concede the election, but he did say that we accepted the Supreme Court's authority.

At that point in time, there were no other options open to Gore that would have changed the outcome.

Technically, he could have thought about having Congress challenge the Florida delegates, but after the Supreme Court ruling, and cosidering that the Republicans had a majority in both houses of Congress, it would not have changed the outcome.

Al Gore explained that he wanted to put the best interests of America before his own personal interests.

At the same time, he also made it clear that he strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court's rulings.