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Analysis Of Al Gore Vs. Bush In The Film 'Recount'
After scrutinizing the 2000 Presidential Election of Al Gore vs. George W. Bush in the movie Recount focusing on the issues of votes in the state of Florida, I believe that the election was not legitimate. While trying to find evidence to support them in court, Al Gore’s team found that there was a “voter purge list” (1) where the Governor of Florida told Secretary of State for Florida Katherine Harris that if there are people with similar names to felons to put them on that list that does not allow them to vote, “if the names don’t match consider them felons”(1). Moreover, the post-election period in Florida showed malfeasance due to the list and that the governor was behind the decision and further showed that Katherine was also corrupt yet

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