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The Florida election recount of 2000 was a period of vote re-counting that occurred following the unclear results of the 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, specifically the Florida results. The Florida vote was ultimately settled in favor of George W. Bush, by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost 6 million cast, when the U.S. Supreme Court, with its final ruling on Bush v. Gore, stopped a recount that had been proposed by the Florida Supreme Court. The outcome resulted in Bush gaining a majority of votes in the Electoral College, winning the overall presidential election.
The controversy began on election night, when the national television networks, using information provided to them by the Voter News Service, an organization formed by the Associated Press to help determine the outcome of the election through early result tallies and exit polling, first called Florida for Gore in the hour after polls closed in the eastern peninsula (which is in the Eastern time zone) but before they had closed in the heavily Republican counties of the western panhandle (which is in the Central time zone). Once the polls had closed in the panhandle, the networks retracted their call for Gore, calling the state for Bush; they then retracted that call as well, finally indicating the state was "too close to call". Gore made a concession phone call to Bush the night of the election, then retracted it after learning just how close the election was. Bush won the election-night vote count in Florida by 1,784 votes. Florida state law provided for an automatic recount due to the small margins. Once it became clear that Florida would decide the winner of the presidential election, the media focused on the Florida recount.
The Florida election recount of 2000 was a period of vote re-counting that occurred following the unclear results of the 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, specifically the Florida results. The Florida vote was ultimately settled in favor of George W. Bush, by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost 6 million cast, when the U.S. Supreme Court, with its final ruling on Bush v. Gore, stopped a recount that had been proposed by the Florida Supreme Court. The outcome resulted in Bush gaining a majority of votes in the Electoral College, winning the overall presidential election. A 2008 made-for-TV movie directed by Jay Roach, produced by, and starring Kevin Spacey called Recount explores the 2000 election and recount. It premiered on the HBO cable ne...
Award winning documentary, directed, written and edited by Paul Rogers.
As Jeb Bush tries to reboot his struggling campaign. CNN is focusing on his role in one of the most controversial election showdowns in American history. CNN's Gloria Borger reports.
Recounts of the ballots in Broward County, Florida, after the 2000 US Presidential Election required local county elections officials to determine voter intent by examining push-ballots. In this video, one county official expresses concern that an inconsistent standard was being applied in determining voter intent, based on whether the votes favored Republican George W. Bush or Democrat Al Gore.
Ralph Nader comments on the 2000 Presidential Election, the Florida recount and the Electoral College. Excerpted from BookTV's In Depth. See the complete program here: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294832-1
7/8/15 - More News and Video at http://freedomslighthouse.net Cruz: "Chris, how many times did they count the ballots in Florida?" Matthews: "Four." Cruz: "Four. How many times did Bush win?" Matthews: "Four times. But they wanted to try one more time." Cruz: "Yes. The Democrats strategy was, 'We're going to keep counting and counting and counting and counting and, eventually, maybe enough people will cheat and somehow our guy will win."
After the 2000 presidential election, Florida Reps. Joe Scarborough & Robert Wexler go head-to-head on Fla. voting issues.
Life at last salutations from the other side
I can see that you're the devil's pride
Do you realize that all of you donated something horrible
You hated that is part of you
I'm your nightmares comin' true I am your crime
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Hearts are broken and the bad guys win
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And this isn't for the queasy or the weak of heart
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Frustrated
Bored stiff and I want me a woman now
I'm the evil that you created gettin' horny and damned
Frustrated