Campaign Trail Results: Game #756692

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This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: George W. Bush
  • Running Mate: Dick Cheney
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
  • Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Al Gore30353,434,97949.58
---- George W. Bush23551,070,19147.39
---- Ralph Nader02,808,0942.61
---- Pat Buchanan0453,4760.42

Visits:

  • Florida:8
  • Colorado:1
  • Iowa:1
  • New Mexico:1
  • Tennessee:1

Answers:

  • Which of the following best describes your position on the $200 billion surplus that is projected for this year?
    We should enact tax cuts to return this money to the American people. My plan will reduce the burden for all Americans who currently pay income tax.
  • Which of the following best describes your position on education?
    Many schools are squandering the resources of the federal government. I support providing school vouchers directly to parents, so that they can choose where their child goes.
  • Which of the following best describes your position on Social Security?
    The average worker would do much better if their money was invested in the stock market. I support a plan to allow workers to contribute at least some of their Social Security contribution to an individual investment account.
  • What is your vision for the foreign policy of this country?
    America should remain tough, but humble. I am concerned about some of our recent interventions in places like Somalia and Serbia.
  • Do you have any thoughts on the Bill Clinton scandal that you would like to share?
    I am my own man. I respect Bill Clinton in many ways, but his personal conduct was lacking in this case.
  • Do you believe that Elian Gonzalez should have been returned to Cuba?
    We should be talking less about Elian, and more about my plans to expand upon the great prosperity of this nation.
  • Did you support Bill Clinton's actions leading to the bombing of Serbia?
    This certainly helped unseat Slobodan Milosevic, but as President I will make sure that America treads carefully before intervening in foreign nations' affairs.
  • Do you have any plans to change American tax policy?
    My budget will cut taxes and return a portion of our budget surplus to the American people. Everybody who pays taxes will receive a reduction.
  • What are your thoughts on the USS Cole bombing, which has killed 17 American sailors. How should we prevent such incidents of terrorism in the future?
    I support a strong, overwhelming response against whoever perpetrated this attack. Any government that harbors such terrorists should be overthrown, even if it requires the commitment of American troops.
  • Do you support additional gun control measures in this country? Can you give some specifics of what you want?
    I do not support new gun control laws. We need better enforcement of the existing laws we have. The Assault Weapons Ban should be allowed to expire.
  • Do you have any plans to help America's seniors better pay for vital prescription drugs?
    I don't think we need to make huge changes to a system that works for the majority of the people it is supposed to help.
  • Do you support the air strikes and sanctions that have been levied against Iraq, with the goal of weakening Saddam Hussein?
    We are following the right course in Iraq. We must enforce our agreement to prevent Saddam from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Saddam is allowing the sanctions to harm his people for his own selfish purposes.
  • Should low-income parents be able to use federal vouchers to send their children to private schools?
    I strongly support this idea and will work to implement it as President. All parents deserve to choose where their child will attend school.
  • Do you support proposals to expand oil drilling in Alaska, and specifically in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge?
    This is fine with me, but it is a small part of the overall solution. We need to drill wherever we can, while encouraging innovation in other sectors of the energy market.
  • What do you think of Bill Clinton's recent action to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce the costs of home heating, particularly in the northeast?
    This is clear political gamesmanship which I cannot support in good conscience. The Reserve should be used in cases of national emergency only. Furthermore, why did Clinton announce this decision so close to the election?
  • Do you think that new regulations from Bill Clinton have unfairly hurt coal-producing states?
    Absolutely. This is just another example of meddling that harms the economy, hurts energy production, and puts hard-working Americans out of work.
  • What do you think of proposals to build a sophisticated missile defense system in Eastern Europe?
    This is a necessary step to protect our allies in Europe from current and future threats to their security. I will strongly support this as President.
  • What key points will you emphasize as you accept your party's nomination for President of the United States?
    Conservatism doesn't mean anger and divisiveness. I will govern as a sensible, pragmatic conservative and pass reforms that are broadly acceptable to the American people. I will return a part of our historic surplus to all of our hard-working families who pay taxes.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    I will campaign as a conciliatory, moderate conservative. I will emphasize my record as the Governor of Texas, and my support across different groups and parties. We will minimize any talk of budget cuts or overturning existing programs. We will resist the temptation to criticize Bill Clinton.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    I will emphasize my record and experience as Governor of Texas. I will remind voters that I have worked across the aisle, won support from many different groups, and will be a uniter, not a divider, when I arrive in Washington.
  • Where will you make the final stop(s) of your campaign before the voting begins?
    I will spend the end of my campaign with my brother Jeb in Florida. This state will be critical to our chances.
  • It is November 2nd, only five days before the voting. News has just broken that you were arrested for drunken driving in 1976. What is your response?
    I will emphasize that I made mistakes in the past that I'm not proud of, and that I've always been up front with the American people about that fact. I will also remind the voters that I have not drank alcohol since 1986, and question why this came out five days before the election.
  • What is your opinion on the performance and conduct of our current President, Bill Clinton?
    My campaign isn't about Bill Clinton. I prefer to focus on the future, and on the issues that will strengthen our country and economy.
  • Do you have anything to say about your alleged drug use in the 1970s?
    I did some things when I was younger that I'm not proud of. But my record in office and my conduct over the past two decades is clear. I stopped drinking in 1986 and never looked back.
  • Today you have announced the selection of Dick Cheney as running mate. Can you speak more about him?
    Dick Cheney is a principled conservative leader. The two of us will govern over a conservative, patriotic administration. Let's turn the page from the Clinton era.
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