Essay On The 2000 Election

During the election of 1824, there were five candidates for the president. The election of 1824 was the fall of the Federalist Party that never would rise to power again. All the candidates were Democratic-Republican, but that didn’t seem to weigh heavily on the outcome of the election of 1824. The two front runners were John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson that would be decided by the House of Representatives because of the Twelve Amendment to the Constitution states the House will decide by majority vote between the two candidates when there is no majority of the electoral votes. As a result of the first ballot in the House of Representatives in voting for a president, John Quincy Adams emerged victorious at the election of 1824.

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It doesn’t take a political expert to see that the 2000 presidential election between Bush and Gore was extremely illegitimate. This can be observed through the recount incident which took place in the state of Florida. Many people, especially seniors, felt that they had not voted for the right candidate, which was due to a confusing ballot setup. The ballots were called “butterfly ballots”. These ballots, as one could imagine, had candidates on either side which the voter could choose from. Seems simple enough, right? Unfortunately, that was not the case. The font on the ballots were extremely minuscule, as well as condensed. To add to that, the voter had to use a pin to make a puncture next to their selection. Some people, who were either

The 2000 President Election isn’t considered to be the typical election that occurs every four years in our society. I am opening up the discussion of this important topic in American presidential history by first sharing a fact that not many people may know: there have been three previous presidential elections in which one candidate won the popular vote but not the electoral vote and lost the election. The 2000 Presidential Election was considered to be one of the most highly contested elections in presidential election history (Summary). The election was between Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore (D-TN). On Election Day night, news stations across the country were all giving an early win of Florida to Gore and

The Election of 1800 was notably to be of the most significant elections in American history of governmental evolvement. It marked once power struggle to a astonishing transfer of power from one party to another in national government; this transfer of power was also accomplished in a non-violent and organized fashion, which marked the evolving maturity of the nation's first system of political parties . The election was a party contest for control of the national government and for determining the direction and management of national policy. This election was the first time both parties used congressional caucuses to nominate candidates for their ballots which was a never heard of occurrence in that day and age. This specific election also made second history in the first, as it was the first presidential election to be decided in the House of Representatives.

When George Washington was elected President in 1789 by members of the fledgling United States of America, he was setting into motion a tradition that has stood the test of over 225 years - the presidential election. Even as the United States has seen dozens of wars, made hundreds of scientific advances, and selected thousands of politicians to seats everywhere from small town councils to Congress, the principles of the election have remained the same; the people band together to determine who will best protect their interests at home and assure that the US will always remain on top in foreign policy. Oftentimes, this is found to be a difficult decision, as public opinion is constantly wavering. One sees this in action particularly during the 1992 election - a battle of wills between Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Ross Perot; complete with lead changes, major vote swings, and Perot’s unprecedented initial success - ultimately a false alarm to the bipartisan establishment.

The 1980 presidential election of the United States featured three primary candidates, Republican Ronald Reagan, Democrat Jimmy Carter and liberal Republican John Anderson. Ronald Reagan was the governor of California before he decided to run for the presidency. John Anderson was a representative in Illinois and Carter was the incumbent. The lengthy Iran hostage crisis sharpened public opinions by the beginning of the election season. In the 1970s, the United States were experiencing a straining episode of low economic growth, high price increases and interest rates and an irregular energy crisis. The sense of discomfort in both domestic and foreign affairs in the nation were heading downward, this added to the downward spiral that was already going on. Between Carter, Anderson and Reagan, the general election campaign of the 1980s seemed more concerned with shadowboxing around political issues rather than a serious discussion of the issues that concerned voters.

It is hard to believe that it will be a year since the Bush vs. Gore campaign was in it’s

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

The article “The 2004 Campaign: The Hispanic Vote” tells me that the American Political System discriminates against Hispanics but i the end relies on their vote, because they have a lot of potential power in determining their states’ electoral college. The role that the minorities play in the election is what way their state of New Mexico will lean in the election because they make up about 42% of the population, although they could “set the stage for battle” in many states such as, Arizona, Nevada and Florida.

The elections of 1948, and 2004 had many similarities. In both elections we had the two major political parties, plus a third independent party. We had a war going on, polls trying to predict the election, and two main candidates working on getting elected. The elections did have some differences though. Money spent, mediums campaigned through, and the number of votes for the third party. Despite the differences, there was one main similarity that stood out between the two elections, the type of rhetoric used to sway votes from both sides.

I believe that the Presidential Election of 2000, between G.W. Bush and Al Gore was legitimately counterfactual. The numerous votes that the two canidates had, were fallacious. Al Gore could've won this presidential election if the recounts of the ballots were not repeatedly kept on hold. Although, G.W. Bush and his family were powerful. In my opinion, Bush bamboozled his way in and through out this election. Others who disagree and say this was a legitimate election that Bush supposedly won "fair and sqaure." Bush also did have connections with all sort of popular and recognized people. Which this theory could've interfered with the recount in the state of Florida. In all matters, no one really knows who won this election.

The Election of 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore were incredibly close, causing much debate as to whether it was legitimate or not. In my opinion, I believe the election was legitimate. Winning the election depended on one state, Florida. Initially, Bush won by 15,000 voters, although one city believed that the voting process was unfair; they believe they were voting for the wrong person. When they recounted Bush only lead by 1784 votes. This number was under 3000 votes meaning they demanded an automatic recount. There was much debate on how the recount should have been done; whether it should have been select cities or the entire state. Many people believe that Bush’s campaign “rigged the system” and “cheated”. I believe

The first election of the twenty-first century was between the republican candidate Al Gore and George W Bush. This was the fifty-fourth presidential election and it was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. (The Election of 2000) George W. Bush was the incumbent governor of Texas and the son of George H.W. Bush who was a former president, and Al Gore was the incumbent Vice President. Because of the fact that Bill Clinton wasn’t eligible to serve another term Al Gore was able to receive the democratic place in the election fairly easily. (United States Presidential Election of 2000) Al Gore was the favorite to win the democratic presidential nominee, because he had almost no competition from Bill Bradley who was the Governor of New Jersey. (United

The controversial election of 2000 between George Bush and Al Gore was too close to determine a winner. With a margin of victory that minimal; a mandatory recount was required. The winner of the election hinged on the state of Florida, therefore a recount was done in the state of Florida to signify a winner. After the recount was finished, the outcome was Bush. The democrats pushed for a national recount; but the decision wasn’t in their favor. I believe the election of 2000 was not legitimate because the numbers show otherwise. If a national hand recount were to be sanctioned, the numbers indicate that Gore would have overturned the ruling and came out on top. Sadly, Gore never requested a statewide recount, and the recount in Florida favored