The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush (1989–1993), and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President. This was the first time since 1928 in which a non-incumbent Republican candidate won West Virginia. The contest for the Republican nomination came down to two men: Texas Governor George W. Bush and Arizona Senator John McCain, an ex-POW in North Vietnam. "I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building", Bush said in the second presidential debate. The Libertarian Party of Arizona opted to place L. Neil Smith on the ballot in Browne's place. Bauer subsequently dropped out, followed by Forbes, who came in third in the Delaware primary. "[83] The effect of Florida's law is such that in 2014, purportedly "[m]ore than one in ten Floridians – and nearly one in four African-American Floridians – are shut out of the polls because of felony convictions."[84]. [22], The Natural Law Party held its national convention in Arlington, Virginia, on August 31–September 2, unanimously nominating a ticket of Hagelin/Goldhaber without a roll-call vote. When adding Smith's 5,775 votes to Browne's 384,431 votes nationwide, that brings the total votes cast for president for the Libertarian Party in 2000 to 390,206, or 0.37% of the vote. Conversely, as of 2020 Gore is the last Democrat to have won any counties at all in Oklahoma.[60]. ", 2000 Presidential General Election Data - National, "Bush, now president-elect, signals will to bridge partisan gaps", "George W. Bush statement—December 13, 2000", "Over Some Objections, Congress Certifies Electoral Vote (Published 2001)", "Al Gore: No endorsement yet for Clinton, Sanders", "Al Gore Endorses Joe Biden for President: 'This Is Not Complicated, "Media Recount: Bush Won The 2000 election", "The Final Word? Gore, who had privately conceded the election to Bush, withdrew his concession. Former cabinet member George Shultz played an important early role in securing establishment Republican support for Bush. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator from Wisconsin 3. Freeman, Steven & Bleifuss, Joel. This page was last edited on 24 March 2021, at 04:47. A victory in any of these three states (or any state that Bush won) would have given Gore enough electoral votes to win the presidency. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then- Vice President, and Republican candidate George W. Bush, then- governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush. 3, pp 239–269. When exit pollers asked voters how they would have voted in a two-way race, Bush actually won by a point. In the 2004 presidential election the third party candidates were Ralph Nader and … Shui-bian, to win the 2000 presidential election in Taiwan. Below is a table showing the results and voter turnout of each presidential election from 1980 to 2000. Defenders of Nader, including Dan Perkins, argued that the margin in Florida was small enough that Democrats could blame any number of third-party candidates for the defeat, including Workers World Party candidate Monica Moorehead, who received 1,500 votes. As of June 2020, the following 28 elected officials and public figures had been discussed as potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nomination. The assertion that Nader's marginal vote hurt Gore is not borne out by polling data. [7] Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's analysis of the NORC study and media coverage of it supports these interpretations and criticizes the coverage of the study by media outlets such as The New York Times and the other media consortium members. Bush also lost in Connecticut, the state of his birth. The recount having been ended, Bush won Florida by 537 votes, a margin of 0.009%. On January 24, Bush won the Iowa caucus with 41% of the vote. Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris are just days away from the only vice-presidential debate of the 2020 election. : exit polls, election fraud, and the official count. Breaking its own guidelines,[citation needed] VNS called the state as a win for Gore 12 minutes before polls closed in the Florida panhandle. Lieberman became the first Jewish American ever to be chosen for this position by a major party. While the U.S. Constitution does not specifically disallow a president and a vice president from the same state, it does prohibit electors from casting both of his or her votes for persons from his or her own state. "[93], Democratic party strategist and Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) chair Al From expressed a different view. Two days later, Hatch dropped out and endorsed Bush. A ballot-level study of Green and Reform Party voters in the 2000 Presidential election", "Building A New Progressive Majority by Al From", "Democratic Leadership Council: Blueprint Magazine", "How Florida Democrats torpedoed Gore - Salon.com", "Serial Exaggerators: Media's double standard on political lying", "He's No Pinocchio: How the press exaggerated Al Gores exaggerations", "Why are Republicans red and Democrats blue? On February 1, McCain won a 49–30% victory over Bush in the New Hampshire primary. ", In an online article published by Salon.com on Tuesday, November 28, 2000, Texan progressive activist Jim Hightower claimed that in Florida, a state Gore lost by only 537 votes, 24,000 Democrats voted for Nader, while another 308,000 Democrats voted for Bush. [4] Bush heavily considered Danforth, but ultimately asked Cheney himself to be the nominee. Bush Victory, 12/13/2000 (Transcript, Video) DEBATES: Senator Joe Lieberman with Vice President Al Gore during the 2000 Presidential campaign. Republicans strongly denounced the Clinton scandals, and Bush made a promise to restore "honor and dignity" to the White House a centerpiece of his campaign. No. Robert Bowman Reform Bowman 2000 Presidential Committee 5115 S. A1A Highway, Suite 206 Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 Business: (321) 952-0601 Email: BOB@BOWMAN2000.ORG. On Super Tuesday, March 7, Bush won New York, Ohio, Georgia, Missouri, California, Maryland, and Maine. "[69], On January 6, 2001, a joint session of Congress met to certify the electoral vote. US Election 2020: Poll Date, Presidential, Vice-Presidential candidates - all you need to know The United States of America will soon have its 46th President. With the exceptions of Florida and Gore's home state of Tennessee, Bush carried the Southern states by comfortable margins (including Clinton's home state of Arkansas) and also won Ohio, Indiana, most of the rural Midwestern farming states, most of the Rocky Mountain states, and Alaska. On March 14, Gore clinched the Democratic nomination. [8] Bush won 11 states that had voted Democratic in the 1996 election: Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia. ★Although the Libertarian Party had ballot access in all fifty United States plus D.C., Browne's name only appeared on the ballot in forty-nine United States plus D.C. 1. States where the margin of victory was more than 1% but less than 5% (84 electoral votes): States where the margin of victory was more than 5% but less than 10% (84 electoral votes): Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican), Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic), Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Other). Pete Buttigie… The final result in Florida was slim enough to require a mandatory recount (by machine) under state law; Bush's lead dwindled to just over 300 votes when it was completed the day after the election. One debate was held with their vice presidential running mates, Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman. The 2000 Presidential Election -- A Mid-Year Gallup Report ... three minor political parties are in a position to field national candidates in the 2000 election this fall and, at least theoretically, have the potential to draw a substantial number of votes. None of Bradley's delegates were allowed to vote for him, so Gore won the nomination unanimously at the Democratic National Convention. Despite early victories for McCain in the New Hampshire and Michigan primaries, Bush went on to win South Carolinaand 9 out of 13 super Tuesday states. Discrepancies between the results of exit polls and the actual vote count caused the VNS to change its call twice, first from Gore to Bush and then to "too close to call". (The primary election that year also affected the South Carolina State House, when a controversy about the Confederate flag flying over the capitol dome prompted the state legislature to move the flag to a less prominent position at a Civil War memorial on the capitol grounds. Vice presidential candidates: Joe Lieberman (D); Dick Cheney (R) Presidential candidates: Al Gore (D); George W. Bush (R) Viewership of VP debate: 28.5 million; Viewership of first presidential debate: 46.6 million Texas Gov. Mother Jones also cited a Public Citizen letter sent out to people interested in Nader's relation with the organization at that time, with the disclaimer: "Although Ralph Nader was our founder, he has not held an official position in the organization since 1980 and does not serve on the board. The 2000 Presidential Election in the Republic of Superior was the fifth held in its history, with the major opponents being Senator Marvin St. Jean of Baraga for the Liberal Democratic Party, Governor Randy Sarick of Marquette for the Conservative Party, and Governor Arlen Tompkins of Delta for the Socialist Party. [10] McCain's loss in South Carolina damaged his campaign, but he won both Michigan and his home state of Arizona on February 22. For all undervotes and overvotes statewide, these five standards are:[7][79][80], Such a statewide review including all uncounted votes was a tangible possibility, as Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis, whom the Florida Supreme Court had assigned to oversee the statewide recount, had scheduled a hearing for December 13 (mooted by the U.S. Supreme Court's final ruling on the 12th) to consider the question of including overvotes as well as undervotes. [82] Matt Ford noted their study concluded "if the state's 827,000 disenfranchised felons had voted at the same rate as other Floridians, Democratic candidate Al Gore would have won Florida—and the presidency — by more than 80,000 votes. [32] On the other side, the Republican Leadership Council ran pro-Nader ads in a few states in an effort to split the liberal vote. 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[41] The new criteria required third-party candidates to poll at least 15% of the vote in national polls in order to take part in the CPD-sponsored presidential debates.