Campaign Trail Results: Game #850199

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 %
---- George W. Bush33453,801,32250.59
---- Al Gore20450,463,94047.46
---- Ralph Nader01,748,4121.64
---- Pat Buchanan0325,8890.31

Visits:

  • Colorado:2
  • Florida:2
  • Pennsylvania:2
  • Missouri:1
  • New Hampshire:1
  • Ohio:1
  • Oregon:1
  • Washington:1
  • Wisconsin: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?
    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?
    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?
    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 was an issue that had no bearing on the security of the United States. We also ruined any chance of mediation by insisting on the autonomy of Kosovo.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Do you have any plans to help America's seniors better pay for vital prescription drugs?
    We should incorporate Medicare into a larger, universal single-payer health insurance program. Many proposals I hear about are overly cautious and lacking in ambition.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    The Clintons have added a greatly to the political life of the United States. I support Hillary Clinton in her campaign.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • What key points will you emphasize as you accept your party's nomination for President of the United States?
    The Clinton Administration has added 23 million jobs to the American economy and unleashed an unprecedented wave of prosperity and innovation. I will continue his policies as President so that all Americans can prosper in the coming years.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    It is important to shore up our support from liberal Democrats, especially with Ralph Nader in the race. I will pledge to increase spending on our most valued social programs, continue to increase taxes on high-earners like Clinton did, and I will look for other areas where I can appeal to the left.
  • 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?
    Let's give a good speech about how I am the mainstream, liberal candidate who will help hard-working Americans and use our surplus to shore up important government programs.
  • 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.