The George W.
Bush
Years
2000 -
2008
Election of 2000
• Bush vs. Al Gore
• Al Gore appeared to
take the lead.
• The T.V. networks
predict Gore to Win
• As the night goes on
the T.V. Networks
change and say
Florida is too close to
call.
Election of 2000
• As midnight passed, it became clear that
whoever won Florida would win the
election.
• About 2 A.M., the networks predicted Bush
the winner of Florida.
• However, as the final votes rolled in
Florida became too close to call again.
Election of 2000
• By the next day, Al Gore had won the popular
vote by more than 500,000 votes out of 105
million cast across the nation.
• Meanwhile, George Bush’s razor-thin victory
in Florida (500 votes) triggered an automatic
recount.
• Bush goes to court to stop the recount
Election 2000
• The Supreme Court decides that manual
recounts lacked uniform standards and,
therefore, violated equal protection for
voters.
• Basically, no recount, so Bush is now
President.(Ha, Ha)
Challenges still to come
• Social Security/Medicare
• Healthcare
• Medical advances (Stem Cell)
• Global Warming
• Alternative energy
• Immigration