Campaign Trail Results: Game #1240295
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This Game:
- Year: 2000
- Player Candidate: George W. Bush
- Running Mate: Tom Ridge
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Al Gore | 436 | 55,789,784 | 52.31 |
| ---- George W. Bush | 102 | 45,401,851 | 42.57 |
| ---- Ralph Nader | 0 | 3,117,539 | 2.92 |
| ---- Pat Buchanan | 0 | 2,334,146 | 2.19 |
Visits:
- Florida:5
- Alabama:1
- Arizona:1
- Louisiana:1
- Michigan:1
- Pennsylvania:1
- Tennessee:1
- Wisconsin:1
Answers:
- Which of the following best describes your position on the $200 billion surplus that is projected for this year?I would prefer to see us allocate this money to new and existing government programs so that all Americans can share in our prosperity.
- 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?We need to increase benefits for Social Security. Many people can barely survive on the monthly payment, while we spend billions on the military and run a huge budget surplus.
- 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?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 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?The United States is much too entangled in the Middle East. We should pull back from the region and end sanctions in Iraq. I might remind people that these sanctions have killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children.
- 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.
- Do you believe it is appropriate for Hillary Clinton to run for Senate in the state of New York -- a state where she has never lived?This seems like another attempt by the Clintons to stretch the rules. Hillary Clinton is clearly from Arkansas and should seek office from that state if she so desires.
- Should low-income parents be able to use federal vouchers to send their children to private schools?This plan will take money out of the public schools and will not fix the underlying problem of poor education in the United States.
- 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.
- 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?To defend against whom? The Cold War is over and we should be working with Russia, not against them. This is just more unnecessary military spending.
- What key points will you emphasize as you accept your party's nomination for President of the United States?As President, I will work with Republicans and Democrats to advocate for programs that all Americans can approve of. We need to move past the divisiveness of recent years and strengthen our economy, Social Security, education, and Medicare. I would prefer to return some of the budget surplus to the people, but I am willing to compromise to get things done.
- What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?It is important to nail down our conservative base by emphasizing tax cuts, my evangelical background, opposition to abortion, a strong defense, and limits to government spending. We will ignore Bill Clinton, but paint Al Gore as out of touch.
- Some suggest you lack the experience and qualifications for to be President. What do you say?I plead guilty. I don't have experience with the broken political culture of Washington, unlike my opponent. I will clean this system up when I am President.
- Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?We need to attack Al Gore's views on the environment, on energy, on taxes, on spending, and on the right direction for our country. He is out of touch with the American people.
- Where will you make the final stop(s) of your campaign before the voting begins?We need to focus on states like Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Clinton may have won them four years ago, but with one last push we can make them go Republican.
- 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?This could destroy my campaign in the final days. We must accuse the Gore campaign of leaking this to discredit my candidacy, and challenge their credibility and timing.
- 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.
- Some pro-life groups are concerned about your selection of Tom Ridge as running mate. Can you speak more about him?Good people don't agree on every issue. Tom Ridge understands that we will run a pro-life administration.