The presidential election of 2000 was the cause of much uproar and consternation. How will history remember the November 2000 elections?
The presidential election of the year 2000 will be remembered in a number of important ways — History will recall that George Walker Bush lost the nationwide popular vote to Albert A. Gore, Jr. by some 539,947 votes, plus the uncounted thousands in Florida — Not to mention another 2.6 million votes that went to Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. History will further note that with its fraternal Republican Governor, and a Republican Secretary of State, that was Bush’s campaign chair, the state of Florida waged a systematic and effective campaign to disenfranchise blacks and Jews who were known to be supporting Gore by margins of four, five, and even nine-to-one. And of course, history will remember the twice unelected President George W. Bush for turning back the clock on civil rights.
Related Questions
- If the electors in the electoral college have already pledged their votes, why isn the presidential election a foregone conclusion?
- Why did Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris deny over 50000 eligible citizens their right to vote in 2000?
- What if the new president elect dies before Inauguration Day. Who takes his place?
