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United States presidential election, 2000 (view source)
Revision as of 15:20, January 9, 2009
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In an interesting twist, based upon what was to occur, a few days before the election polls were suggesting that Bush would win the popular vote by a small margin come election day, but that Gore could win the electoral college. The Bush campaign floated the idea of the unfairness of such a situation occurring and it the Gore camp that strongly reiterated that the popular vote didn't matter -- it was the electoral college that determined the rightful President.
In an interesting twist, based upon what was to occur, a few days before the election polls were suggesting that Bush would win the popular vote by a small margin come election day, but that Gore could win the electoral college. The Bush campaign floated the idea of the unfairness of such a situation occurring and it the Gore camp that strongly reiterated that the popular vote didn't matter -- it was the electoral college that determined the rightful President.
==Primaries==
The contest for the Republican nomination came down to two men: Governor George W. Bush and [[Arizona]] Senator [[John McCain]], an ex-POW in [[North Vietnam]]. Most Republican leaders endorsed Bush, who was popular with [[social conservative]]s. Despite early victories for McCain in the [[New Hampshire]] and [[Michigan]] primaries, Bush went on to win [[South Carolina]] and 9 out of 13 super Tuesday states. McCain dropped out in March after a bitter primary.
Incumbent Vice President Al Gore faced a challenge from former [[New Jersey]] Senator [[Bill Bradley]]. Bradly ran to left of Gore on universal [[health care]], [[gun control]], and campaign finance reform. Gore eventually trumped Bradly, winning all 50 primary states.
==Campaign==
==Campaign==