Campaign Trail Results: Game #787550

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This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: Ralph Nader
  • Running Mate: Winona LaDuke
  • Difficulty Level: Easy
  • Winner Take All Mode?: No
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- George W. Bush28853,350,11050.53
---- Al Gore24950,483,47647.81
---- Ralph Nader11,478,4491.40
---- Pat Buchanan0276,4560.26

Visits:

  • Washington DC:6
  • West Virginia:2
  • Alaska:1
  • California:1
  • Massachusetts:1
  • Washington: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?
    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?
    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?
    The Cold War is over. We should cut defense spending and stop operating so many bases overseas. I would pull troops out of places like Germany and Okinawa, where we are no longer defending anything.
  • 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?
    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?
    This attack was a tragedy, but it underscores the need to the United States to have a more limited foreign policy. The Cold War is over, and it doesn't make sense to deploy troops in so many parts of the world.
  • 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?
    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 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?
    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?
    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 a giveaway to oil companies that will not resolve America's underlying energy issues. We need more government investment in renewable energy sources, and strict regulations on oil and coal.
  • 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?
    This is clear political gamesmanship which I cannot support in good conscience. The Reserve should be used in cases of national emergency only. Furthermore, why did Clinton announce this decision so close to the election?
  • 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?
    We will run a national campaign and gather as many votes as possible towards our goal of becoming a viable third-party. I will tell liberal Americans to resist the urge to vote for Al Gore, by reminding them of the many ways in which he does not differ from Republicans.
  • 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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