Media elitists have short-term memory, proven by their horrified shock that Donald Trump would dare question the results of a close election. Can they not remember 16 years ago when Al Gore did the same?

In the aftermath of the final presidential debate, the media have worked overtime to convince the nation that the Republican candidate is showing “contempt” for American democracy, as TruthRevolt reported earlier. It’s lost on them that Trump has every right to be suspicious of a rigged system with all of the collusion between the media, the Democratic Party, and Hillary Clinton as noted at Wikileaks. To clarify, Trump is saying that if the results are close and Clinton wins, he’s probably going to demand a recount just like Gore did in 2000.

So, for all those who have forgotten that extremely historical moment — one that gave us the oh-so-memorable “hanging chad” —  here’s a little reminder.

The 2000 election between Gore and George W. Bush was razor-close and the state of Florida was ground zero for who would win the office. By 3 a.m., it was determined that Bush was 50,000 votes ahead in the state and that meant he gained the 25 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency. Gore phoned Bush to concede. But a short two hours later, everything changed when Bush’s lead in the state shrunk and a recount was triggered by state law. Gore rescinded his concession and demanded a manual recount in Florida, which turned into a grueling 36-day process where election officials inspected the punch-card ballots with magnifying glasses to “discern the intent” of voters -- one hanging, dimpled, and pregnant chad at a time.

In the end, and after a brief court battle, Bush was granted the White House but Democrats never let him live down this controversial win. Yet, they suddenly have a problem if Trump were to demand a recount.

In a flashback video (viewable here), Gore explains his intentions with the recount and expresses his concerns that the black vote might have been suppressed:

"The effort that I have underway is simply to make sure that all of the votes are counted, and when the issues that are now being considered in the Florida Supreme Court are decided, that will be an important point. But I don't want to speculate what the court will do...

"I am very troubled by a lot of the stories that have been reported. Whenever you have allegations of those kind, that is a matter the entire country ought to take seriously."

(Headline video is Gore's final concession speech.)