Campaign Trail Results: Game #745525

This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: George W. Bush
  • Running Mate: Dick Cheney
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
  • Game Played:
  • blake.todes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Al Gore35753,869,37350.85
---- George W. Bush18148,758,81846.03
---- Ralph Nader02,978,7132.81
---- Pat Buchanan0328,0200.31

Visits:

  • Wisconsin:6
  • Tennessee:4
  • Florida:2

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?
    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?
    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 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?
    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?
    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.
  • 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?
    I support the right to bear arms, with a couple of common-sense restrictions. We need background checks at gun shows, and better prevention measures to keep guns away from the mentally ill.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    I would not. The Protocol exempts 80% of the world, including major population centers such as China and India, from compliance, and would cause serious harm to the US economy.
  • Do you have any plans to address or change immigration policy if elected President?
    I prefer to focus on making responsible use of our budget surplus and securing prosperity for the next generation of Americans.
  • 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.
  • 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 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?
    Absolutely. This is just another example of meddling that harms the economy, hurts energy production, and puts hard-working Americans out of work.
  • What key points will you emphasize as you accept your party's nomination for President of the United States?
    I will ask the American people if they really want to vote for a third term of Bill Clinton, and remind them that I am the true conservative alternative. I will remind them of Al Gore's campaign finance violations and frequent misrepresentations to the American people.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    We need to run an attacking campaign against Al Gore. We will expose his misstatements and emphasize that his proposals will squander our budget surplus and greatly increase the size and scope of government.
  • 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?
    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.
  • 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 suggest you lack the experience and qualifications for to be President. What do you say?
    This is nonsense. I have served as the Governor of Texas, the second largest state in the country, for nearly six years.
  • Today you have announced the selection of Dick Cheney as running mate. Can you speak more about him?
    Dick Cheney is the best person for the job. He has served in all kinds of roles and performed admirably in every case.