Campaign Trail Results: Game #1428301

This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: Al Gore
  • Running Mate: Bob Graham
  • Difficulty Level: Easy
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
  • Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Al Gore31351,571,98648.90
---- George W. Bush22550,753,44848.12
---- Ralph Nader02,839,5912.69
---- Pat Buchanan0301,5070.29

Visits:

  • Georgia:7
  • Florida:4
  • Louisiana:1

Answers:

  • Which of the following best describes your position on the $200 billion surplus that is projected for this year?
    We need to expand benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. We can use the surplus as well as defense cuts to balance these increases.
  • Which of the following best describes your position on education?
    We need to increase pay for teachers and increase funding for the Department of Education. I don't support nationwide standards or testing -- they will distort the learning process and lead to education by rote.
  • Which of the following best describes your position on Social Security?
    I would establish an iron-clad lockbox for the Social Security fund. When we allow the federal government to borrow our Social Security money, we put every senior in this country at risk.
  • 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?
    The law is the law. Elian belongs in Cuba with his father. These questions are never easy, but the Clinton Administration and Janet Reno did what they had to do.
  • Did you support Bill Clinton's actions leading to the bombing of Serbia?
    The bombing of Serbia killed many innocent civilians and increased antagonism with Russia and China. I believe military intervention should be a last resort.
  • Do you have any plans to change American tax policy?
    I have no plan to cut taxes. If anything, we might need some increases to strengthen Social Security.
  • 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 the air strikes and sanctions that have been levied against Iraq, with the goal of weakening Saddam Hussein?
    I believe we haven't gone far enough on this issue. Saddam Hussein is a destabilizing leader, and he must be removed for the Middle East to truly prosper.
  • What is your position on abortion?
    My goal as President will be to reduce abortions in this country to the lowest level possible. We can increase education and funding for contraception, to reduce unwanted pregnancies. I might be open to ending late-term abortions.
  • Should low-income parents be able to use federal vouchers to send their children to private schools?
    I see how this is appealing to some conservatives, but it still represents the interference of the federal government in education.
  • 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?
    Oil prices have spiked to nearly $40 a barrel. We need to help hard-working Americans in states like New Hampshire by making temporary allowances from our reserve.
  • 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?
    I stand here tonight as my own man. I will work day and night to support the hard-working American people. I will make sure our debt is paid down, and that senior citizens and middle class families are protected into the future. I will protect our most important programs from attacks and budget cuts.
  • 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?
    We need to attack George Bush'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.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    I will emphasize my record and experience as Vice President to Bill Clinton. Voters are satisfied with the economy and direction of the country, and it is my job to continue the policies that have led to our current prosperity.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    Domestic issues. Let's talk about my plans to protect Social Security, public eduction, and Medicare to ensure the future prosperity of America. Let's remind voters that these are common-sense proposals that appeal to almost everyone.
  • Where will you make the final stop(s) of your campaign before the voting begins?
    I will appear in Pennsylvania and spend the latter half of the day in Ohio. These are two huge states that we can secure.
  • 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?
    This isn't an appropriate story for me to comment on. I will stick to the issues in my campaign speeches, and my spokesperson will issue a brief denial that we had anything to do with the timing of this revelation.
  • What is your opinion on the performance and conduct of our current President, Bill Clinton?
    Bill Clinton is one of the best Presidents we have had in recent memory. His Administration added 23 million jobs and oversaw a booming economy, and I have nothing but good things to say about it.
  • Today you have announced the selection of Bob Graham as running mate. Can you speak more about him?
    Bob Graham has served his home state of Florida well. He has fought tirelessly for education and the environment.