How Did George Bush Win The 2000?

In my opinion, Gore won the election of 2000 if there hadn’t been any interference, had also recounted all the votes, and also counted the 175,000 uncounted ballots. I believe that Gore would of won the election but didn't because of several mistakes and interventions the Republican party had in the election in Florida. One of the tremendous errors was caused by the lady in charge of writing the ballot, she had placed Al Gore’s name next to another candidate causing chaos between the voters who believed that they had voted for the other candidate instead of Al Gore. Therefore, causing Gore to lose votes.Another reason I believe he lost the election was because of the interference Katherine Harris had in the votes. She did this when she

Bush managed to get a majority of the electoral votes but didn't win the popular vote. This ended up making many Americans furious causing them to give in to the idea that the Electoral College doesn't uphold

George Bush carried the Southern states and also secured wins in Ohio, Indiana, most of the rural Midwestern farming states, most of the Rocky Mountain states, and Alaska. Al Gore balanced Bush by winning most of the Northeastern United States, most of the Upper Midwest, and all of the Pacific Coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California, and even carried Hawaii. Wisconsin and Iowa, were extremely close; however it was the state of Florida that would decide the winner of the election. As the final national results were tallied the following morning, George Bush had clearly won a total of 246 electoral votes, while Gore had won 255 votes. 270 votes were needed to win. Mathematically, Florida's 25 electoral votes became the key to an election

The controversy that arose with the presidential election between G.W. Bush and Al Gore is still being spoken of in recent times. The main question that everybody pondered from that December day in 2000 until now is ¨Who really won the 2000 presidential election?¨ Many argue that G.W. Bush won and that is that. While others argue that not all of Al Gore's votes were counted and so disabling the fact of his possible victory. Tensions grew

The US Presidential Election of 2000 featured George W. Bush and Al Gore. It will go down in history as one of the most closest elections¡¦ in US history. It also goes down as one of the most controversial. The final decision was based on just a few hundred votes in Florida. The controversy began when the media prematurely declared the winner twice based solely on exit polls. They finally conceded that the Florida count was just too close to predict. It would take a month before the election was ultimately certified after numerous court challenges and vote recounts. Republican candidate George W. Bush was declared the winner of the Florida¡¦s 25 electoral votes. This was a victory by a razor thin margin of popular

In the Albert Gorse versus George Bush election of 2000, Albert Gorse won the popular vote by 547,398 votes. However, George Bush won the election because of the Electoral College process. Normally, the winner of the popular vote wins the office or election. However, during this election it was not the case. Albert Gore did not win by a landslide; nevertheless, he still won the popular vote (Deatrick, 2012). While the typical American citizen may say that this one case is insignificant compared to the other elections, the significance recides in the mind of the person who was running for President and for the American citizens who voted for their

The election in 2000 was a pivotal election for voters’ beliefs in the system of voting, over how we vote, who gets to vote, and will all of the votes be counted? In Florida in the year 2000, the voting problem was apparent throughout the day and night. People claimed that the lack of control and clarity is “an abomination of American justice.” Because of the poor planning and systems, Florida was forced to recount their election which brought out all of Florida’s voting problems to the American news. Throughout the dilemma, debates were being held between the United States Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme Court on the results of the many recounts.

The 2000 presidential election was a major eye opener for many people. As it appeared to also be the dismay of many, the candidate who won the most popular votes nationwide actually lost the contest. In the election's risen moment, popular attention centered around the Electoral College and its role in the presidential election. Under the U.S. Constitution, the people did not necessarily direct vote for the President in a nationwide election; rather, the people in each state would vote for electors from that state, who in turn would cast the constitutionally decisive votes for President and Vice President. Moreover, not only is the people's influence indirect, the Electoral College's voting pattern does not necessarily track the national popular

The United States presidential election in the year 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore was one of the closest finishes in our country’s history. In addition to the election being so tightly contested, the election also provided an in depth look at the inner workings of our political process. There are 538 electors in the United States Electoral College, thus to win the presidency a candidate must receive the majority vote of at least 271 electoral votes. In the case of the presidential election of 2000, George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Al Gore received 266, thus George W. Bush achieved the majority and was eventually sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States. However, there were some unusual occurrences in the

The president is elected by a group of people called electors and each state has a number of electors equal to their congressional delegation. During the presidential election, a smaller group of representatives, at state level, give the final decision of the presidential election. Throughout numerous elections, only four occurrences where the candidate could not be agreed upon. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same amount of electoral votes, resulting in the House of Representatives breaking the tie. In 1876’s presidental election, the popular vote went to Democrat Samuel Tilden, however a commission voted for Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as the winner. In 1888 the popular vote candidate, Grover cleveland, did not win the election but rather Benjamin Harrison due to the electoral votes. Just recently in 2000, George W. Bush won the majority of electoral votes, even though AL Gore won the popular vote.

. The votes in Florida was so close that it was necessary for the government to investigate because that percentage could change who won or lost the election. voters did declare almost incorrectly. Also, if state officials opened the polls late and have all the voters vote he could win the election. It was all decided by the electoral votes which are more so based on how much votes a candidate won in each

Bush received 271 electoral votes and Gore, 266 and because of the Electoral College Bush was elected into office (Doc. G). The citizens who voted for Gore did not get represented fairly because although more citizens voted for him, he lost the election.

The film Recount narrates the 2000 U.S. presidential election between Bush and Gore. The election between George W. Bush, the Governor of Texas, and U.S. Vice President Al Gore is one of the most controversial and headlining rulings of all time. The film begins with the November 7th election and ends with the ruling of the Supreme Court, which stopped the election recount in Florida on December 12th. Mixing fictional recreations and real news footage, the revealing documentary shows a behind the scenes look of the Florida recount and the drama surrounding the presidential election.

Supreme Court to get involved. One of the many problems was the “butterfly ballot” used in Palm Beach. This was a confusing ballot that was structured in a way that trying to vote for the Democratic candidate could result in a vote for Al Gore, a vote for conservative Pat Buchanan, or even both. This was because of the hole punch system being used which resulted in many ballots being incorrectly punched or even punched twice due to the poor layout of the ballot. Another problem was the excessive identification checks for minority groups while many white voters did not have to show any identification as well as rumors of illegal road blocks to prevent liberals from voting although that has not been proven. Due to these implications many citizens of Florida demanded a recount but they wanted to only recount in the area that would likely increase the vote for Al Gore and skip the places that could lead to Bush gaining more votes. Originally the Florida Supreme Court wanted to allow the recounts to continue but Secretary of State Katherine Harris ordered the recounts to stop however the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the recount should continue despite Harris’ order. It was unclear which branch of government could actually make the final decision to stop or continue the recount which is what caused the Bush v. Gore case to be push into the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that the recount must be halted due to the unfair method being used to recount the votes because it violated one of the founding principles’ of modern America that “all voters must be treated equally.” Ultimately George Bush won Florida by a margin of 537 votes and gained all of Florida’s electoral votes which gave him a total of 271, one more than what is required. Although George Bush won the electoral

After watching the movie Recount, I am convinced and strongly believe that the election of 2000 was illegitimate and Gore would’ve won which is proven in the movie Recount. The election was illegitimate due to the neglect to count every vote during the ordered recounts and the loss of eligible voters’ votes since they could not vote on election day. On election day, while more and more people placed and counted votes, many voters in Florida began to doubt which candidate they actually voted for, since the ballot was confusing and designed having Gore and Nader close to each other [1]. The ballot lead people to believe that they had voted for the wrong candidate or that they were unsuccessful at punching their vote all the way through, proving