The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. The recently widowed, Virginia-born Martha was an educated mother of two. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. See also: Apportionment of U.S. House of Representatives, 1950–2000; Trending. United States presidential election of 2000, American presidential election held on Nov. 7, 2000, in which Republican George W. Bush narrowly lost the popular vote to Democrat Al Gore but defeated Gore in the electoral college.
The Blizzard of 1996 began in typical fashion, as cold air from Canada pushed down and Olympic hopeful Nancy Kerrigan is attacked at a Detroit ice rink following a practice session two days before the Olympic trials.
Vice President Al Gore faced opposition from former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley in the Democratic presidential primaries. On December 12, 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court due to concerns over equal treatment for each vote. All Rights Reserved. George W. Bush (R) defeated Vice President Al Gore (D) in the election to replace term-limited President Bill Clinton (D) on November 7, 2000. George W. Bush (R) defeated Vice President Al Gore (D) in the election to replace term-limited President Bill Clinton (D) on November 7, 2000.Bush won 271 electoral votes to Gore’s 266 electoral votes. Gore and Bradley clashed in early forums over Gore’s liberal bona fides. In the general election, Gore won 500,000 more popular votes than Republican George W. Bush but narrowly lost in the electoral college after the Supreme Court of the United States ordered a halt to the manual recounting of disputed ballots in Florida. Exaggerated rumors Following the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwineson, head of the most powerful noble family in England, is crowned King Harold II.
George Washington–then a rising On January 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses Congress in an effort to move the nation away from a foreign policy of neutrality. Bush initially attempted to connect Gore to Clinton’s behavior in office before pivoting to the vice president’s insider credentials.