George W. Bush's tenure as commander in chief began with one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history. After a tense election night, it became apparent that the race between Bush and then-Vice President Al Gore would be decided by Florida's electoral votes. Bush appeared ...
George W. Bush became president following one of the most unusual and controversial election outcomes in US history. In December 2000, after the Supreme Court halted the vote recount in Florida and delivered that state's Electoral College votes to Bush, the president-elect said in a victory ...
history in which the winner of the electoral votes did not carry the popular vote. George W. Bush: First Presidential Term: 2001-2005 Bush’s first term in the White House was dominated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against America, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed...
Bush emerge fron the presidential election of 2000 as the nation's forty-third president? In the most immediate sense, the answer in one word is Florida. Florida was the pivotal state. Its 25 electoral votes determined the national electoral vote winner and its popular vote division was almost...
2000 Presidential Election George W. Bush (R) 50,456,002 Popular Votes 271 Electoral Votes Al Gore (D) 50,999,897 Popular Votes 266 Electoral Votes Ralph Nader (G) 2,822,955 Popular Votes 0 Electoral Votes 2000 Presidential Election ...
The 2004 election saw Bush win 31 of 50 states, two more than before, with 286 Electoral College votes. There was also a clear swing in the popular vote, with 50.7% compared to Kerry’s 48.3%. Perceptions of George W. Bush post-presidency. There is no doubt that the public perception...
presidential candidatepolitical partyelectoral votespopular votes Source: Federal Election Commission. George BushRepublican42648,886,097 Michael S. DukakisDemocratic11141,809,074 Ron PaulLibertarian432,179 Lenora B. FulaniNew Alliance217,219 David E. DukePopulist47,047 ...
George W. Bush's presidency took place during one of the most dramatic periods in U.S. history, and began and ended in controversy.
I'm optimistic this can happen. Our future demands it and our history proves it. Two hundred years ago, in the election of 1800, America faced another close presidential election. A tie in the Electoral College put the outcome into the hands of Congress. ...
As the general election campaign continued, the gap in the polls between Bush andGorenarrowed to the closest in any election in the previous 40 years. On election day the presidency hinged on the 25 electoral votes ofFlorida, where Bush led Gore by fewer than 1,000 popular votes after a ...