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marjaerwin) wrote2016-07-16 12:35 pm
marjaerwin) wrote2016-07-16 12:35 pm
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Don’t blame the Nader voters for the Bush administration.
(... Regardless of the ethics of voting.)
It makes more sense to blame:
* the supreme court for cancelling the vote counting and giving the presidency to Bush.
* the partisan purges of the voter rolls.
* the partisan control of the election system.
* the electoral college.
* the Gore legal team for pushing for a partial recount instead of a full recount.
* the Bush and Gore campaigns.
* the Bush voters.
And of course:
* the Bush administration themselves.
At the time, I still believed America had a semi-functional voting system, and I was still abled enough to vote. Since I was in a swing state, I agreed to trade with a Gore supporter in Texas.
It makes more sense to blame:
* the supreme court for cancelling the vote counting and giving the presidency to Bush.
* the partisan purges of the voter rolls.
* the partisan control of the election system.
* the electoral college.
* the Gore legal team for pushing for a partial recount instead of a full recount.
* the Bush and Gore campaigns.
* the Bush voters.
And of course:
* the Bush administration themselves.
At the time, I still believed America had a semi-functional voting system, and I was still abled enough to vote. Since I was in a swing state, I agreed to trade with a Gore supporter in Texas.