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In [[2000]], the United States presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial presidential elections in history. After a month of recounts and court challenges, [[George W. Bush]] was declared the winner over Vice President [[Al Gore]] by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the fourth time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.   
 
In [[2000]], the United States presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial presidential elections in history. After a month of recounts and court challenges, [[George W. Bush]] was declared the winner over Vice President [[Al Gore]] by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the fourth time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.   
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A consortium of eight different newspapers did recounts of the Florida vote under many different scenarios.  Under the scenario that Gore decided to pursue, it is indeed noted that Bush won the popular vote of Florida, and thus the presidency.  However, under the more likely scenario where all of the ballots in Florida were counted, Al Gore actually won Florida, and thus should have ascended to the presidency.  The United States Supreme Court prevented all votes from being recounted, thus insuring Bush's victory in Florida.
 
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Al Gore won the popular election by over 500,000 votes, but lost the electoral vote, which is the one that counts.
 
  
 
The Election Results eventually showed<ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, New York, 2001.  </ref>
 
The Election Results eventually showed<ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, New York, 2001.  </ref>

Revision as of 16:03, July 1, 2007

In 2000, the United States presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial presidential elections in history. After a month of recounts and court challenges, George W. Bush was declared the winner over Vice President Al Gore by 537 votes in the state of Florida. This was the fourth time in history that a candidate won the Electoral College vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.

The Election Results eventually showed[1]

Candidates Popular Vote Electoral Vote
George W. Bush 49,820,518 271
Al Gore 50,158,094 269
Ralph Nader 2,756,08 0


References

  1. ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, New York, 2001.
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