Gore shouted "special fans" to give up the struggle: 20 years ago, I admitted defeat, I have no regrets

"No, I have no regrets. Al Gore, vice president of the Clinton era and former Democratic presidential candidate, was interviewed by CNN on the 13th to talk about the US election, and when asked whether he had any regrets about admitting defeat 20 years ago, he gave a denial answer.

In the interview, Gore called on those who still support incumbent President Trump's re-election to abandon the struggle and encouraged them to put the country first. He also hoped that the Electoral College vote would be a turning point, prompting those still struggling to overturn the results.

Many conservative and Republican legal scholars have described the Trump team's lawsuit against the election results as absurd and incomprehensible, but the Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit. In this way, the lawsuit has achieved the result it deserves. Gore said.

Winston Churchill once said that Americans usually do the right thing after trying everything possible. After the Supreme Court's final ruling, they had no choice. "There is no intermediate step between the Supreme Court's final ruling on the outcome of the election and the violent revolution." Those who discuss continuing to fight after the battle lack respect for American democracy. ”

Former Vice President Al Gore. (Image source: Reuters data map)

It is understood that in the 2000 presidential election, Republican candidate George W. Bush Jr. and then vice president and Democratic candidate Gore disputed the validity of dozens of votes and recounted their votes. After a month-long offensive and defensive battle, bush jr. won the election ahead of Gore in the final vote count.

In the electoral vote, Gore also narrowly lost to George Walker Bush by a margin of 267 to 271 votes, becoming the fourth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win a regular vote but lose a voter's vote. The election campaign remains a controversial issue to this day.

The BBC reported at the time that he was only a little bit off becoming the third incumbent vice president in U.S. history to be successfully elected president.

In his defeated campaign, Gore said, "A few minutes ago, I spoke on the phone with George W. Bush to formally congratulate him on his election as President of the United States. "I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision, but I accept it, and I accept the ultimate nature of this result. I will approach him as soon as possible on the transition of power and on matters following the elections. It's been a long process, both for George W. Bush and myself, and while I disagree with the Supreme Court's ruling, I hope my supporters will share the fruits of [his victory] and remove each other's scars. ”

Gore also said at the time, "This is America, just as we are tit-for-tat when we compete, and when the competition is over, we are united."

On December 14, the Electoral College of the U.S. election will hold a vote to finalize who is the next president of the United States. Although most media outlets believe this will be a turning point in Biden's "outright victory," Trump is still reluctant to concede defeat. On the 12th, Trump supporters poured into Washington and other cities to hold a "million people march" to protest the election results. (End)