The Media and the 2000 Campaign
For much of the 2000 campaign for the Presidency, Vice President Al Gore has been seen the candidate who will win this year’s Presidential Election. The polls show Gore as leading, political analysts have been saying “Gore all the way,” and most of the general public seem to be in agreement that Gore will succeed President Bill Clinton. But recently, the past two Presidential debates have seemed to abolish the idea that Vice President Al Gore will easily be elected President over Texas Governor George W. Bush. Al Gore known as an assertive, well-spoken, intellect with plenty of political experience has been both praised and criticized for his approach to debates. Everyone knows that Gore is a
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Bush seems to have different strategies and tendencies in his debating technique. Dan Balz believes Bush is inconsistent, however, his largest weapon is the fact that he is underestimated. Bush being more of a newcomer to the national debate scene more so than Gore, tends to seem nervous and flustered when on stage. According to other political observers Bush is not as knowledgeable as Gore; he is not prone to go into great details, but he does however communicate with people at a much more understandable level than Gore. Although inconsistent, Balz believes that Bush has risen to the occasion at the time of previous debates(Republican Primaries), and believes Bush can prove himself in the upcoming Presidential Debates. He predicts that Bush could prove to be a formidable opponent for the Vice President. Following the first Presidential Debate, Dan Balz and Terry M. Neal of The Washington Post reported the debate in an article on October 4, 2000. In a debate full of clashing, noticeable body language, and critique the morning headline read “Gore, Bush Clash Sharply On Issues in First Debate”. The article describes in detail the events of the debate, but also leaves you with a good mental image of each candidate. The two journalist give a good description of the emotional state of Bush and his campaign staff prior to the debate, where they portray him almost to be immature, and persistent
Gore on the other hand agrees with only a couple of things that Bush stated. He strongly supports accountability; he also supports local control. Bush and Gore agree on both. Gore thinks every teacher should be tested including in the subjects that they teach. He also thinks that 100,000 new teachers should be recruited to reduce class size. The main reason for that is because a man gave him a letter from his daughter. The girl is the 36th student in her class; the picture attached showed that there was no room for one desk so she had to stand. He also wants to make college tax deductible (up to $10,000 a year).
Next, words and phrases chosen to describe the candidates' activities imply bias towards Al Gore. In almost every article I found some words or phrases that gave the impression
While Al Gore does do a nice job of making his point, it would all be somewhat of a waist without established ethos. If he had no ethos, we would not take anything he said into consideration. When Gore introduces himself, he says, “I’m Al Gore and I used to be the next president of the United States.” Some people think that this may hurt him, but it is very untrue. He has to be a highly intelligent and well thought of
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 presidential election of 2000 is the most controversial election in US history and led to a Supreme Court case between the two candidates, George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bush v. Gore has forever tainted the election and the integrity of the Supreme Court.
Television has been influential in United States presidential elections since the 1960’s. But just what is this influence, and how has it affected who is elected? Has it made elections fairer and more accessible, or has it moved candidates from pursuing issues to pursuing image? The media only impacts the American Society, especially for the presidential election as it increases the talks in politics and gives the president a higher role to follow. The television race captures more popularity than what a citizen is actually voting for.
Johnson, who describes himself as a social liberal and fiscal conservative, has until mid-September to get his poll numbers to 15 percent and qualify for the debates. UPI notes third-party candidates have only made it to the presidential debates podium twice since they began in 1960. John Anderson qualified in 1980, and Ross Perot made the leap in 1992. The first presidential debate will be held on Sept. 26 at Hofstra University in New York.
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
We hold debates between the Republican and Democrats before the primaries, and then we hold debates between the two remaining presidential candidates. Upon first glance it may appear that the presidential debates are held to get to know the candidate’s positions on the various issues that are important to the American people; however, the format of the debates make it difficult to accomplish that task. Instead, it is more plausible that these debates are held in order to discover what the candidates are like personally because the debates provide ample opportunities for us to discover the candidate’s values. Ultimately, we want to find out the values that these potential presidents have because we want someone we trust to lead the
Everything from the machinations of the party to the actions of their voters, such as the riots that had slowed the recount and thus eliminated what precious little time it was allowed[3,4], lead to the slow yet eventual death of Gore’s chance at the presidency. The entirety of the affair was rigged in opposition of the Democrats, yet even so the race was considered
He will always set a good example for the nation. His appreciation for intellectual talk. We should absolutely have a presidential candidate who can make for a better debate for the nation. He has a voice of reason and it would be healthier for our national discourse.
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
Presidential elections within the United States have always been an interesting insight into American politics and can often divide the nation depending on which candidate you support. Until the most recent election, many people would cite the Presidential Election of 2000 as one of the most divisive as well as the strangest elections that we have had in modern history. This was due to the infamous hanging chad from the butterfly ballots, disagreements in how to handle the recount between the different branches of Florida’s government, as well as the discrepancy between the popular vote and the electoral vote. We now know that George W. Bush was eventually declared the winner but what is truly important is how he managed to win the election
During this debate one of the most interesting things that I mentioned was the way how the candidates played for the audience. When one of the candidates would say a statement for which the crowd would applause, other candidates would try and straightaway compliment their opponent and add own views to the same issue. The fight for the audience was too noticeable and it and it seemed that the candidates are willing to sacrifice their own principles for the joyful voices of the
Kennedy was said to have won because his image on television during the debates was “crisp”. The televised debates between Gore and Bush most likely won the election for Bush. In both cases, a candidate with no national experience overcame a vice-president.