In the very first episode of Year 2000 Fix, Jordan and actor-writer-poet George (@instageorgious), discuss the unpredictable event that was the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election.
We uncover the Al Gore and George W. Bush campaigns (with a little Nader too!), the media scrambling, the Florida Vote Recount, and the drastically different strategies both candidates used in their attempt to claim the presidency.
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SOURCES USED:
1. The Florida Recount Of 2000: A Nightmare That Goes On Haunting by Ron Elving – NPR
2. The Brookings Institute Study on the 2000 Election by Thomas E. Mann
3. So, Who Really Won? What the Bush V. Gore Studies Showed by Wade Payson-Denney - CNN (Article summarizes the results of four Florida recount strategies, with a handy glossary).
4. CNN Special Report: The Endless Election (2015) – Doc featuring those who lived the events of the 2000 Election. (This is where you’ll find that Joe Liberman story about “Bush’s little brother”).
5. Maddow & Scarborough: Two Views Of The 'Brooks Brothers Riot' Of 2000 – MSNBC (Host Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough discuss the Brooks Brothers Riot and the fate of the rioters).
6. Dispelling the Myth of the Election 2000: Did Nader Cost Gore the Election? - By Irene Dieter of the CA Green Party debunking the myth that Ralph Nader “stole” votes from Gore and cost him the election.
7. Please see here for corroborating information on why Nader did NOT cost Gore the election.
8. Reconsidering Ralph (Feat. Ralph Nader) - Rumble with Michael Moore Episode 10 (Host Michael Moore and Ralph Nader discuss specifics of Nader’s 2000 campaign) 9.
9. DEMOCRATS SHOULD REMEMBER AL GORE WON FLORIDA IN 2000— BUT LOST THE PRESIDENCY WITH A PRE-EMPTIVE SURRENDER by Jon Schwarz – The Intercept (November 10, 2018 – Jon Schwarz discusses the failure of Gore’s campaign to convince the public he was the victor of the election. He cites the 2012 book of activist and author, Jane McAlevey, entitled RAISING HELL (AND RAISING EXPECTATIONS).
10. BUSH’S COUSIN CALLED THE ELECTION IN HIS FAVOR
11. FIASCO – The first season of Leon Neyfakh’s multiple-part Luminary podcast series covering the 2000 Election.
