Republicans+Return

After Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998, it was clear for democrats that Al Gore, former vice president to Clinton, would win the Democratic nomination for the first election of the new Millennium. Gore chose Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate and implied a break from Clinton's scandals by declaring he was "his own man." Republicans chose Governor George W. Bush, former president George Bush's son. Governor Bush was a graduate from Yale University, however he was often criticized by the press for lacking intelligence. Bush chose Dick Cheney, former secretary of defense, for his running mate. Bush's platform included tax cuts, a perscription drug program, and education programs. The race was very close, but no one would have ever guessed that this election would be the most disputed election of the United States.

On November 7, 2001 billions of people voted, but it all came down to Florida. Gore was winning in the popular vote, however the electoral votes were controversal. According to the media, Florida fist gave its votes to Gore, then to Bush and back to Gore, which then lead to a recount. Then people in south Florida starting claiming that when they voted for the Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, they meant to vote for Gore. This election was then taken to the Supreme Court of Florida. According to the case of //Bush vs. Gore//, Governor Bush and Ricard Cheney, "filed an emergency application for a stay of this mandate" (//Bush vs. Gore//):

"On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered that the Circuit Court of Leon County tabulate by hand 9,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County. It also ordered that the inclusion in the certified vote totals of 215 votes identified in Palm Beach County and 168 votes identified in Miami-Dade County for Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., and Senator Joseph Lieberman, Democratic Candidates for President and Vice President. The Supreme Court noted that petitioner, Governor George W. Bush asserted that the net gain for Vice President Gore in Palm Beach County was 176 votes, and directed the Circuit Court to resolve that dispute on remand." (//Bush vs, Gore).//

In the end Bush was elected president with 271 electoral votes and 48% of the popular vote and Gore conceded the election.