In the year 2000, prominent presidential candidates raced hectically against each other. The main two political parties chose Al Gore for the Democrats and George W. Bush for the Republicans. The phrase, "too close to call", squandered endlessly as the electoral college could not predict the future leader even on Election Night due to the fact that the margins were almost indistinguishable. Florida, the fourth largest electoral vote state, had a nail biting recount due to the ambiguity of the final results. Nonetheless, here contends the political and economic effects of the campaign, and the way the nation changed due to the decisions of the winner.…
With all the mischief in the 2000 election of Bush vs Gore, Gore should have won the election. In the election there were many votes that needed to be counted by were not allowed. For instance in Florida there were 51 counties with 9000 uncounted ballots to go, Bush was only up by 98 votes at that time but the recount was stopped by the Florida Supreme Court.…
Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we've tried to find conspiracies, sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories, ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share, some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list.…
Recount is a movie about 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Gore. During the election results, the state Florida declared Bush the winner, but the votes difference with Gore were very close. When the supporters of gore notice that the difference is very close, they went to Florida state court to ask for recount. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the votes in some counties should be recounted. As the result of the ruling, Bush supporters were not happy with that and they suggested that they will chose some counties were they should count for them too. As a result, Bush supporters took the case to Supreme Court where they demanded that the recounting should stop and that the person who was declared the winner at the first time won the election. This made Senator George w Bush to win the election. There were many issues that the Bush Supporters and Gore supporters did not agree on. In this essay, I will discuss some of the issues both side did not agree with. I will focus on the majority opinion and the dissenting.…
In November 26, 2000 the election between Gore and Bush made history with their controversial electoral votes, it was total mayhem. The only reason why Gore didn’t win was because the Florida Supreme Court decided to stop counting the ballots and to just give Bush the presidential spot. Gore’s team took forever, they even passed the due date they were suppose to turn in the ballots. There was so little time to count all those ballots that weren’t completely punched out, the news and the people went insane, up to the point were they even had strikes, the people needed answers and a president as soon as possible. There was about 175,010 ballots that weren’t counted. Gore gained about half a million plus more popular votes than Bush did, and personally…
Everyone around the world makes choices every day; however, are they really making their own choice or was it predetermined? The movie ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ by George Nolfi lets you follow David Norris as he notices his life is determined, but fights for his free will. George Nolfi opens the idea of determinism and free will in this exciting movie. To explore the thought of determinism and free will, we will travel through the thought of Christianity, scientists, and physiology.…
Televised presidential debates are held between the two major party presidential candidates that occur during September and October of the presidential election year. There is also traditionally one debate between the two vice-presidential candidates. The first debates were held in 1960, but it was another 16 years before televised debates were held again.…
The presidential election in 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore was a close race, unfortunately for Al Gore, the election was not fair. When Florida voted the first time Bush won all 25 electoral votes, he won by 15,000 votes. Palm Beach county in Florida demanded a recount because many citizens believed they voted for the wrong person due to the confusion of the ballot. The machine which counted the votes didn’t count correctly and somehow took away thousands of votes away from Gore and gave Bush and extra 3,000 votes. After realizing what had happen another machine recount took place and the difference of Bush and Gore votes was 1,784, not including dimpled chads. The Secretary of State at the time, Katherine Harris, denied an extension.…
Vice-Presidential candidates Mike Pence(R) and Tim Kaine(D) took to the stage Tuesday to debate which of their running mates could best lead the United States through a turbulent period in its history.…
There are many differences and similarities in the book and movie Our America. The book and the movie Our America is a story about two best friends, both teenagers named LeAlan and Lloyd. They went throughout their neighborhood recording everything that happens in their daily life and what happens in their neighborhood on a daily basis. The reason it is called Our America is because they want to show the readers “their America” in the ghetto. I think that the book and the movie version of Our America have more differences than similarities.…
The best way to characterize the campaign efforts of Roy Moore is modest. In a typically red state made up of more than 52% right leaning residents and following the election of Donald Trump many thought this election would just continue Republican dominance in the state (“Party Affiliation”). With just under $1.8 million dollars raised Roy Moore enjoyed a modern day front porch campaign remaining mostly active on social media (Strauss and Bland). Roy Moore didn’t actively travel or push for tough grass root efforts but rather, remained active on twitter with over 609 tweets, attempting to mobilize young Republican Alabama voters (“United States”). Through his social media platform he emphasized his past history as a judge, his conservative…
The movie Recount tells the story of the ballot controversy in Florida during the 2000 presidential election of George W. Bush vs. Al Gore. Recount was written by Danny Strong, directed by Jay Roach, and produced by Kevin Spacey. It is told from the from the perspective of Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain, one of Vice President Gore 's lawyers. The film begins on November 7, 2000, the night of the presidential election. Florida is called for Governor Bush by all of the major news networks and Gore calls Bush to concede. However, a miscount involving a machine is discovered to be adding extra votes to Governor Bush 's total and subtracting votes from Vice President Gore 's total. The Associated Press was the only news outlet that had the correct numbers. Florida, with its 25 electoral votes,is too close to call and Gore retracts his concession.…
The United States presidential election of 1796 was the third quadrennial presidential election. The Election was held after George Washington, American’s first president that decided to only serve for two terms, announced that he wouldn’t run for a 3rd term meaning that they had about three months to find a replacement for him. The race pitted eight candidates against each other, with the two front-runners as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. The election was the first time, American voters had to make a choice between candidates from different political parties. The election was the first major competition between Republicans and Federalists. John Adams ran as a Federalist, and Thomas Jefferson as a Republican. Republicans controlled the South,…
It was the year 2000 and a new President is going to be elected. The Presidential race was between G.W. Bush and Al Gore. The race was awfully close, but Florida was still up for grabs. Whichever candidate wins Florida, wins the election. But was the election genuine? I feel as though the election was unjust. Since the vote was so close, with Bush leading with 1784 votes, Gore decided to concede. Before he was able to give his speech, his campaign workers stopped him just in time to remind him that if the win is under 30,000, a recount is to be put into action. With such information, they have them start the recount and noticed a fault in some of the ballots. There is something called a chad; the ballot is punched all the way through but is…
To reiterate, the best way to improve democracy in the U.S. is by individualizing, localizing, and cleaning up elections and the voting system, but not everybody agrees. The first criticism to this position is that individualizing the voting system is giving additional power to the uninformed voter. This is understandable for the reason that these voters have already made an impact in the current elections, and giving those with outdated, or uninformed views will do nothing but hurt the elections. However, the manipulation of uninformed voters by the candidates is very common, and candidates practice advertising tactics such as attack ads to alter the view of these uninformed voters. Jeffrey Koch, author of “Campaign Advertisements’ Impact…