# Gore just retracted his concession **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273 "2000-11-08T08:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/1 "2000-11-08T08:43:27Z")
CNN just reported that Gore has retracted his concession to Bush. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/2 "2000-11-08T08:44:19Z")
hope against hope!!! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/3 "2000-11-08T08:46:36Z")
For important news check [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=45605) thread. It ain’t over yet! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dr.Pinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Pinky)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/4 "2000-11-08T08:46:55Z")
I have spent my life being intimidated by the President of these United States, all of which I thought had it out for me…at this late date, I don’t see what Al’s gonna do, unless he intends on sic’ing his lawyers on them. It’s over ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/5 "2000-11-08T09:07:41Z")
Over? It isn’t even remotely official until the Electoral College actually votes in December. Doesn’t matter what it looks like in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![brad\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brad\_d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brad_d)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/6 "2000-11-08T09:29:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by waterj2 \* > \*\*Over? It isn’t even remotely official until the Electoral College actually votes in December. Doesn’t matter what it looks like in the morning. \*\* Strictly speaking, yes. Practically, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/7 "2000-11-08T09:43:26Z")
Good lord. It’s almost five in the morning and my entire dorm has been staring at the television, screaming at every new development for the past few hours. Never going to be able to say that one vote doesn’t count again… ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/8 "2000-11-08T09:44:45Z")
No shit, ag. I’m going to have to retract my speech in PolSci from last month. Fuck. I should be studying. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/9 "2000-11-08T09:45:37Z")
i’m gettin architecture work done staying up to watch this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-just-retracted-his-concession/40273/10 "2000-11-08T09:55:20Z")
Well, I don’t know what happened, but about five minutes ago the guy upstairs from me started trashing his apartment. There goes a table, I think. Man, is he pissed.