Campaign Trail Results: Game #1153883

This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: Al Gore
  • Running Mate: Evan Bayh
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- George W. Bush53558,275,63554.79
---- Ralph Nader313,261,07912.47
---- Al Gore034,442,27932.38
---- Pat Buchanan0377,3990.35

Visits:

  • Alaska:12

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?
    I believe that we need to return control of education to the states and to the people. I would end the Department of Education as President.
  • Which of the following best describes your position on Social Security?
    The Social Security system is a financial time bomb. We need to get rid of it, or at the very least cut its benefits significantly.
  • What is your vision for the foreign policy of this country?
    I would focus on removing dictators like Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il from power. They threaten the stability of the world and perpetrate evil upon their people.
  • Do you have any thoughts on the Bill Clinton scandal that you would like to share?
    Bill Clinton was an embarrassment to the United States, and his impeachment was well-deserved. I believe that he should have been removed from office.
  • Do you believe that Elian Gonzalez should have been returned to Cuba?
    Returning Elian to Cuba was unconscionable. I did not support this decision by the Clinton Administration.
  • Did you support Bill Clinton's actions leading to the bombing of Serbia?
    This was an issue that had no bearing on the security of the United States. We also ruined any chance of mediation by insisting on the autonomy of Kosovo.
  • Do you have any plans to change American tax policy?
    We need huge tax cuts across the board. Corporate, personal, and capital gains taxes should be slashed. This will further expand the economy through increases in investment.
  • 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?
    This attack was a tragedy, but it underscores the need to the United States to have a more limited foreign policy. The Cold War is over, and it doesn't make sense to deploy troops in so many parts of the world.
  • In Texas, a man named James Byrd was brutally murdered in what many call a hate crime. What is your opinion of federal hate crime legislation?
    A crime is a crime, no matter what the motive is. I do not support ideas that some victims should be held in higher regard than others.
  • Do you support additional gun control measures in this country? Can you give some specifics of what you want?
    The only way we will end gun violence in this country is through large-scale legislation and the confiscation of troublesome weapons. The Second Amendment was never meant to apply to individuals.
  • The Kyoto Protocol would commit the United States (along with many other countries) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Would you support this plan as President?
    We have no proof that global warming exists, and we should be expanding our production of coal and oil to obtain energy independence. I would not surrender the sovereignty of our nation for such trivial objectives.
  • Do you have any plans to address or change immigration policy if elected President?
    We have almost 9 million illegal immigrants in this country. I support stronger enforcement of immigration laws to reduce this number.
  • What is your position on abortion?
    Over a million unborn children are killed every year in this country. We need judges who will overturn Roe v. Wade, or we need a Constitutional Amendment to end the practice of abortion.
  • 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?
    Absolutely. Anything we can do to work towards energy independence in this country is a positive step. Oil and coal are the foundation of any energy policy, and should be exploited as much as possible.
  • 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?
    I stand here tonight as my own man. We have much more work to do to ensure that America's prosperity flows to all of the people. We need more spending for education, infrastructure, and important research. We also need to protect Social Security, Medicare, and the environment.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    We need to establish our independence from the Clinton Administration and let the American people know that I am my own man. I will emphasize my own scandal-free conduct, while pledging to help those Americans who have been left behind during the recent years of prosperity.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    Let's give a good speech about how I am the mainstream, liberal candidate who will help hard-working Americans and use our surplus to shore up important government programs.
  • What do you have to say about the candidacy of Ralph Nader?
    I think this is a naive, misguided campaign that will split liberal support and risks putting George W. Bush in the White House. I will attack Nader's campaign and call upon him to withdraw.
  • 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 running mate 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 George Bush was arrested for drunken driving in 1976. What is your response?
    I will hold a press conference and ask the American people what else George Bush is lying about. Not only did he admit to cocaine use, but now he has been caught red-handed attempting to hide a DUI arrest.
  • Is it true that you claimed to have invented the internet?
    This is a petty, personal attack, designed to distract from the real issues facing our country.
  • Today you have announced the selection of Evan Bayh as running mate. Can you speak more about him?
    Evan Bayh is the best person for the job. He has proven his ability time and time again as a Governor and Senator.