In an editorial today, the LAT says George W. Bush "was awarded the presidency" after the 2000 election. According to the LAT, that election was "undemocratic." Though Al Gore won the popular vote he didn't become president because he lost the vote in the electoral college.
Liberals will never forgive George W. Bush for getting more votes than Gore in the electoral college. In their minds, he's illegitimate, not a real president. They can legitimately ignore him or call him any name they choose. He deserves no respect, they think.
But both candidates in the 2000 election (as in all presidential elections) knew the rules: The popular vote doesn't matter, electoral college voting does. Arguments of people who deny that deserve no respect.
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