We (my class) were assigned a paper on the elections and told to assume a winner in order to properly analyze the results. Bah, I say. 😀
--- begin light-hearted paper ---
Matt Zykan
November 12, 2000
American Government period 2
Bush Wins! *
* Election result actually unknown as of current date.
Republican George Walker Bush defeats Democrat Albert Gore Jr. by a margin of no more than 17 votes in the presidential election of 2000. One of the tightest and most controversial presidential elections in America?s history has been a nerve-testing experience for the duration. Gore won the states expected to go to the Democrats, and Bush won the states expected to go to the Republicans, but even in most of the individual state election results, it is obvious that this election was so close, you couldn?t slide a nickel in between the two candidates. Many states did not achieve better than 15% difference between the main candidates. For example, Gore won Wisconsin by a mere 6124 votes, or 0.2% of votes. Bush won Missouri by a comparatively huge margin of 78695 votes, or 3.3% of votes. The voted were chiefly split right down the middle; all of the classic stances on the classic issues show obviously in the exit poll results. 80% of self-declared liberal voters favored Gore, while 81% of conservatives voted for Bush. 70% of homosexuals chose the more liberal Gore. Bush received 61% of the usually more conservative gun owners? votes. 70% of those who believed that abortion should be always legal voted Gore, and 74% of those who believed the opposite voted Bush. Surprisingly, Bush received more votes from regular Internet users than Gore, showing that many voters are ignorant to the fact that Gore created that very Internet. Bush did better among small cities and rural areas, while Gore did better with large cities, as it obvious from a map of the states indicating the winner of each state. Bush owned almost all of the West, Midwest, and South, while Gore took the Northeast and California. 86% of those who voted for Gore were Democrats, and 91% of Bush voters were Republicans. The final countdown to victory was actually the relatively valuable state of Florida. As the votes were cast and the poll deadlines approached, exit polls kept the nation constantly up-to-date on the election status. Whichever candidate won Florida would win it all. Bush and Gore continuously fought each other on the TV news bar graphs, with the valiant Gore maintaining a close run to Bush even while Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader consumed his votes as would rabid dogs. Finally the polls closed. Bush had won, but the results were close enough so that the Great Recount of 2000 began. Democrats called for four recounts, each time edging closer to victory in the state. Finally, on the fourth recount, Gore appeared to have the lead by 75 votes. Then the Republicans called for an additional two recounts, and Bush again seemingly took the lead with 9 votes. The Democrats called for the final recount only to be disappointed as Bush?s lead widened to 17 votes and stuck. After the seventh recount, America as a nation declared a state of apathy and Bush was announced the victor.
Numbers source: CNN
--- begin light-hearted paper ---
Matt Zykan
November 12, 2000
American Government period 2
Bush Wins! *
* Election result actually unknown as of current date.
Republican George Walker Bush defeats Democrat Albert Gore Jr. by a margin of no more than 17 votes in the presidential election of 2000. One of the tightest and most controversial presidential elections in America?s history has been a nerve-testing experience for the duration. Gore won the states expected to go to the Democrats, and Bush won the states expected to go to the Republicans, but even in most of the individual state election results, it is obvious that this election was so close, you couldn?t slide a nickel in between the two candidates. Many states did not achieve better than 15% difference between the main candidates. For example, Gore won Wisconsin by a mere 6124 votes, or 0.2% of votes. Bush won Missouri by a comparatively huge margin of 78695 votes, or 3.3% of votes. The voted were chiefly split right down the middle; all of the classic stances on the classic issues show obviously in the exit poll results. 80% of self-declared liberal voters favored Gore, while 81% of conservatives voted for Bush. 70% of homosexuals chose the more liberal Gore. Bush received 61% of the usually more conservative gun owners? votes. 70% of those who believed that abortion should be always legal voted Gore, and 74% of those who believed the opposite voted Bush. Surprisingly, Bush received more votes from regular Internet users than Gore, showing that many voters are ignorant to the fact that Gore created that very Internet. Bush did better among small cities and rural areas, while Gore did better with large cities, as it obvious from a map of the states indicating the winner of each state. Bush owned almost all of the West, Midwest, and South, while Gore took the Northeast and California. 86% of those who voted for Gore were Democrats, and 91% of Bush voters were Republicans. The final countdown to victory was actually the relatively valuable state of Florida. As the votes were cast and the poll deadlines approached, exit polls kept the nation constantly up-to-date on the election status. Whichever candidate won Florida would win it all. Bush and Gore continuously fought each other on the TV news bar graphs, with the valiant Gore maintaining a close run to Bush even while Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader consumed his votes as would rabid dogs. Finally the polls closed. Bush had won, but the results were close enough so that the Great Recount of 2000 began. Democrats called for four recounts, each time edging closer to victory in the state. Finally, on the fourth recount, Gore appeared to have the lead by 75 votes. Then the Republicans called for an additional two recounts, and Bush again seemingly took the lead with 9 votes. The Democrats called for the final recount only to be disappointed as Bush?s lead widened to 17 votes and stuck. After the seventh recount, America as a nation declared a state of apathy and Bush was announced the victor.
Numbers source: CNN
