2000 Presidential Election

The U.S. Presidential Election - A Historic Event Occurring Every Four Years:

A Focus on the 2000 Election Campaigns of George W. Bush and Al Gore

The U.S. Presidential Election - A Historic Event Occurring Every Four Years:

A Focus on the 2000 Election Campaigns of George W. Bush and Al Gore

The Presidential Election is perhaps the most important event that occurs every four years in the United States. As the title of the event states, it is where U.S. citizens cast their vote for which candidate they feel should be elected leader and head of state, holding the title of President of the United States of America. There was one case where votes were too close in margin to officially declare a winner. The United States Supreme Court was brought in to handle this matter and officially declare a resolution and winner of the 2000 Presidential Election: George W. Bush v. Al Gore.

Election Day of the 2000 Presidential Election began like any other election with citizens going to their nearest voting location to cast their ballot for their pick of the next President, and then waiting throughout the day, checking who would win the election. While the citizens vote for their pick as the next leader, they do not directly nominate the President. Rather, the members of the Electoral College – made up of electors determined by popular vote on a state-by-state basis. The number of electors for each state is equal to the number of Congress members each state is entitled to. Because of this system, each Presidential campaign has to devise a strategy to maximize the amount of electoral votes they can secure. Population alone, especially in big urban cities with high population numbers, is not enough to win an election. This case was definitely the case with the 2000 election, with Bush receiving, although a very close margin, the lower percentage of the popular vote, 47.9% (50,456,002 ballots) to be exact in contrast to Gore receiving 48.4%...