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Topic	Asking as a Brit - How hard was Gore screwed over in the 2000 election?
TurtleInFreedom 03/10/23 1:13:18 PM #32:	SHRlKE posted... Was the SCOTUS weighted towards either DEM or GOP at the time? I didn't realise the Supreme Court got involved. Some could correct me if I'm wrong, but at the time the perception was that the SC (with some members filled by Bush's father, Herbert Bush) was being biased towards the Republicans and there was generally a huge outrage over that. At the time DC wasn't as entrenched by Democrats as it is now so people thought it was more right that a Republican win, the literal son of a reputable president (foreign policywise). <cite>TurtleInFreedom posted [p:972083336] in Asking as ... [t:80374764]...</cite> <quote>SHRlKE posted... </cite><quote>Was the SCOTUS weighted towards either DEM or GOP at the time? I didn't realise the Supreme Court got involved.</quote>Some could correct me if I'm wrong, but at the time the perception was that the SC (with some members filled by Bush's father, Herbert Bush) was being biased towards the Republicans and there was generally a huge outrage over that. At the time DC wasn't as entrenched by Democrats as it is now so people thought it was more right that a Republican win, the literal son of a reputable president (foreign policywise).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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