Campaign Trail Results: Game #751942
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This Game:
- Year: 2000
- Player Candidate: Al Gore
- Running Mate: John Kerry
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- George W. Bush | 272 | 51,526,419 | 48.98 |
| ---- Al Gore | 266 | 51,421,309 | 48.88 |
| ---- Ralph Nader | 0 | 1,941,842 | 1.85 |
| ---- Pat Buchanan | 0 | 318,147 | 0.30 |
Visits:
- Florida:3
- Wisconsin:2
- California:1
- Iowa:1
- Michigan:1
- Minnesota:1
- Ohio:1
- Pennsylvania:1
- Tennessee: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 more spending for America's struggling schools, and national standards and testing to identify and fix poor performers. Every child deserves a strong, functional school to attend.
- 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?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?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.
- Do you support additional gun control measures in this country? Can you give some specifics of what you want?We need to renew the Assault Weapons Ban and make it permanent. I support other measures such as trigger locks to reduce gun violence in this country.
- Do you have any plans to help America's seniors better pay for vital prescription drugs?We need more funding for Medicare. We need to hold providers accountable when they fall short, by curbing excess profits for pharmaceuticals and targeting HMOs that drop seniors.
- 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 worked for years with many other countries to negotiate this agreement. I support the environment and believe the Protocol should be ratified.
- What is your position on American trade policy? How do you feel about the World Trade Organization or NAFTA?Free trade is a bulwark of American prosperity. I support our efforts to protect and increase foreign trade.
- 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?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?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.
- 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?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.
- 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?The upper Midwest is key. I will start in Iowa, travel through Wisconsin, and end up in Michigan.
- 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?His policies were good, but I was disappointed by the personal scandals of recent years. To emphasize that I am different, I will appear frequently with my own wife, and will not shy away from expressing my affection publicly.
- Today you have announced the selection of John Kerry as running mate. Can you speak more about him?John Kerry is the type of principled, liberal thinker we need in our administration. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of all Americans.