1. The 2000 Presidential Election: Impressions of this Election?

2. The Democrats
Gore,
Lieberman

3. The Republicans
Bush,
Cheney

4. Green Party – Ralph Nader, Winona Laduke
Ojibwe ancestry
campaign finance reform, environmental justice, 
universal healthcare,  affordable housing, free education,  workers' rights , increasing the minimum wage to a living wage, exoneration for prisoners for drug related non-violent crimes, legalization of commercial hemp and a shift in tax policies on corporations

7. Wait till
2016!!

8. Part I: The Electoral College (or as Homer Simpson calls it, the “electrical college”)

9. The Electoral College
Set up in Article II, Section 1 A compromise between (a) direct elections and (b) Congressional election # of Senators + # of Representatives per state

10. The Electoral College
If no candidate wins majority, the House of Representatives chooses the President; Senate chooses the Vice President (1801 & 1825) Weighted system: power to states with high populations, but allow small states to play a vital role

11. Reforms
12th Amendment (1804): Electors choose President and Vice President in separate elections 23rd Amendment (1961): Washington, D.C. given 3 electors

12. Total: Magic #: 270

13. Challenges to the system
Candidates may lose popular vote, but win electoral vote! 1824: John Q. Adams (Andrew Jackson*, Carwford, Henry Clay ) [goes to House of Reps] “THE CORRUPT BARGAIN” 1876: Rutherford Hayes (Samuel Tilden) “The 1876 COMPROMISE” 1888: Benjamin Harrison (Grover Cleveland*) 2000: George W. Bush (Al Gore) 2016: Donald Trump (H. Clinton)

14. Part II: The 2000 Election

15. The Debates : “Even Steven”

16. Both Had their The Troubles
Gore: campaign financing irregularities (China) & Clinton fatigue Bush: drunk driving conviction, draft-dodging allegation

17. Historical Speaking
Over all American history, candidate with closest ties with the British royal family usually won [Bush] In the television age, the taller candidate has usually won [Gore]

18. Class as a whole
commercials/2000 For each commercial: > List Primary Issue/Theme > Rate 0-5 > Comments/Questions/Reactions:
R2 Tax cuts, 4 Mil, 5 RX, 6 neg ad, 7 Muchas Gracias, 9 Ed
D2 Ed, 3 Taxes, 4, Health, 6 Environment, 8 workers, 9 Soc sec

19. Part III: Election Day and After

20. ELCTION OF 2000: FLA (Jeb Bush Gov.)

26. Jeb Bush & Katherine Harris FLA GOV SECR OF STATE
Jeb Bush and Catherine Harris

27. Gore’s Mistake
Called for recounts only in certain counties! Had he called for a complete state-wide recount, the Supreme Court may have ordered a recount.

30. Bush Wins