Which Presidential Election was more Controversial?

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Which Presidential Election was more controversial?

The 1876 Presidential Election between Rutherford Hayes (R) and Samuel Tiden (D). Which was decided by a Senate committee (which was dominated by the Republicans)

Or

The 2000 Presidential Election between George W. Bush (R) and Al Gore (D). With special guest appearences by Ralph Nader (G) and Pat Buchanan (R), which was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Which one?

[PBrunsel]

1876 by far. Corrputp Republican governments, anger over the Constitutionality of electors, and all this on the back drop of Reconstruction. This is the "perfect storm" of election controversies.

[StateBoiler]

1876 by far.

Tilden has a better case for saying he was robbed than Gore. No one knows the "real" vote count in three states for 1876.

[SPC]

1876. At least in 2000, they based their decision on the recounts, rather than a highly partisan commitee.

[AkSaber]

1876, by far. There was the whole "still recovering from the Civil War" thing.

[gorkay]

2000 only seems more controversial because it was more recent. 1876 was plenty controversial. But, ironically, 2000 may become more so in the future, because more and more will become known about what really went on, as happened with 1876.