Campaign Trail Results: Game #1524651

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  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: Ralph Nader
  • Running Mate: Winona LaDuke
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Al Gore34554,644,68951.30
---- George W. Bush19351,166,78248.03
---- Ralph Nader0437,7030.41
---- Pat Buchanan0279,6140.26

Visits:

  • California:5
  • Ohio:3
  • Georgia:2
  • Colorado:1
  • Florida: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?
    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?
    We need to remain an engaged, committed defender of human rights in the world. We should do everything possible to secure the friendship of nations like Russia and China, and to prevent atrocities and genocide in the developing world.
  • Do you have any thoughts on the Bill Clinton scandal that you would like to share?
    This is a non-issue. Bill Clinton is one the best Presidents of the last fifty years, and we should be focusing on his policies and successes, not his personal affairs.
  • 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?
    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?
    We have a plan for middle class tax cuts. But it would be irresponsible to make huge changes while we still have a large debt.
  • 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?
    We need to do two things -- first of all we need better procedures to ensure that our forces in dangerous regions do better at protecting themselves. Secondly, we will investigate who is responsible for this attack, be it Al-Qaeda or some other group, and attack them accordingly.
  • 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?
    I support increased federal hate crime legislation. No American should ever feel like a target of intimidation because of their identity.
  • 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.
  • What is your position on American trade policy? How do you feel about the World Trade Organization or NAFTA?
    These organizations and agreements are a scheme to enrich corporations at the expense of the American worker. Employment and wages will plummet while corporate profits expand.
  • 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.
  • What is your position on abortion?
    I strongly support the right of a woman to choose. We need to defend this right, and we should increase funding for women's health services, unconditionally.
  • 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?
    Off the record, I am uncomfortable with this, but I prefer not to make a public statement about it.
  • Do you support proposals to expand oil drilling in Alaska, and specifically in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge?
    I oppose these plans. The ANWR is an environmental treasure of the United States, and the oil gained from any exploitation will be relatively limited.
  • 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?
    I understand the impulse to help America's families, but the Reserve should be used in cases of national emergency only. This action is unwise.
  • Do you think that new regulations from Bill Clinton have unfairly hurt coal-producing states?
    Unfortunately, coal is one of the dirtiest forms of energy in existence. I don't see how we can continue to rely on it for the majority of America's energy needs.
  • 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?
    If victory for the left means eight years of Bill Clinton and a term for Al Gore, then it is a shallow victory indeed. Bill Clinton has pushed cherished Republican proposals like NAFTA and welfare reform to fruition. I will end this betrayal of the American worker.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    I will focus extensively on how Republicans and Democrats alike have betrayed the American worker through trade agreements like NAFTA and a lack of protection for American industry. My campaign will focus on opponents of globalization who have no one else to vote for.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    Let's emphasize that both Democrats and Republicans have sold out the American worker to the interests of corporations. I will remind people of NAFTA, the WTO protests, and other decisions that have decimated American manufacturing.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    Let's give a good speech about the need for big changes to American politics and society. I will remind voters that the Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same corporate policies, and attack Al Gore's pretensions to stand for the American worker.
  • Where will you make the final stop(s) of your campaign before the voting begins?
    The last few days will be business as usual. My goal is to bring my message to all parts of America, whether it be in close states or those that clearly tilt towards one of the main candidates.
  • 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 is the type of non-issue that is indicative of the broken American political system. George Bush was wrong for America before this news broke, and he is still wrong for America.
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