1.   Democrats accused her of trying to tip the election to Bush.

2.   HRC director Elizabeth Birch asserts that votes for Nader could tip the election to Republican George W. Bush by peeling away votes that might otherwise go to Gore.

3.   With the race close both nationally and in Michigan, Democrats believe that black turnout could tip the election.

4.   Independent of campaigns and parties, such groups often can take risks hoping to tip an election.

5.   The exercise did net Gore a few hundred votes, but not enough to tip the election.