r/WhitePeopleTwitter May 26 '23

Something something SiLeNt MaJoRiTy

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u/Zealousideal_Fuel_23 May 26 '23

2004 election was held during the 4 months that the Iraq War appeared to be going well.

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u/Peter_Easter May 26 '23

That was Bush Jr's second term too, which he never would have won if the electoral college didn't give him his first term.

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u/SidewaysGoose57 May 26 '23

Not the Electoral College. The Supreme Court stopped the recount in Florida.

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u/tommytraddles May 26 '23

The Brooks Brothers Riot was a successful coup d'etat.

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u/Fordy_Oz May 26 '23

They had a hard decision to make and ultimately decided the fairest way to call the election was to determine which candidate's brother was the governor of Florida.

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u/porksoda11 May 27 '23

Jeb! was the governor?! That's fucked. I hate Florida.

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u/Wandering_Scout May 27 '23

The Florida Secretary of State, who certified the vote, also publicly stated that she believed Bush was chosen by God to be president:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Harris