“While Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26,” said Graham Platner’s campaign manager.
A new analysis of campaign finance data shows that nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have contributed to Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection bid so far, funneling nearly $10 million to the incumbent’s campaign committee and PACs supporting her effort to fend off progressive challenger Graham Platner.
The Maine Monitor on Thursday published a list of billionaires who have donated to Collins and Platner, who has called his Republican opponent a “corrupt” protector and beneficiary of an oligarchic political system.
The outlet noted that Collins’ billionaire donation total “stands in stark contrast with the fundraising of her opponent… whose campaign has mostly attracted smaller amounts of funds but from many more people.”
Stein wasn’t on the ballot in 2000, the Green candidate was Ralph Nader. Stein first appeared on the Presidential ballot in 2012.
In the end, the Florida butterfly ballot had a bigger impact than Nader did.
That being said, Gore lost his own home state. If he had won TN, Florida would not have mattered.
Gore won Florida. He literally got more votes than Bush.
But the Governor of Florida was Bush’s brother Jeb, and his people on the state Supreme Court gave the election to his brother, who again, won fewer votes than Mr Gore.
Oh, absolutely agreed, as the post installment of Bush recount discovered:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/29/uselections2000.usa
Gore did not fight Florida hard enough, but like I say, the real problem is he failed to win his own home state. If he had won TN, Florida literally would not have mattered. He could have let Bush have Florida and would still have won.