Campaign Trail Results: Game #949239

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This Game:

  • Year: 2000
  • Player Candidate: George W. Bush
  • Running Mate: Dick Cheney
  • Difficulty Level: Easy
  • Winner Take All Mode?: No
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- George W. Bush28352,369,92549.02
---- Al Gore25350,848,98047.60
---- Ralph Nader22,627,0322.46
---- Pat Buchanan0986,5590.92

Visits:

  • Michigan:4
  • California:3
  • Florida:3
  • Pennsylvania:1
  • Washington:1

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?
    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 don't think we need to belabor the point. I pledge to the American people that I will restore honor and dignity to the White House when I am President.
  • 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?
    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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    It seems very unlikely that the Senate will ever come up with the votes to ratify this agreement. I don't know how my support or opposition would change that equation.
  • What is your position on abortion?
    I am a pro-life candidate for President, but I understand that we have certain legal protections in place. At the very least, we can end taxpayer funding for this practice.
  • 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?
    I don't have any comment. I trust the people of New York to make the right decision on this issue.
  • 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?
    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 do you think of proposals to build a sophisticated missile defense system in Eastern Europe?
    This is a necessary step to protect our allies in Europe from current and future threats to their security. I will strongly support this as President.
  • What key points will you emphasize as you accept your party's nomination for President of the United States?
    As President, I will work with Republicans and Democrats to advocate for programs that all Americans can approve of. We need to move past the divisiveness of recent years and strengthen our economy, Social Security, education, and Medicare. I would prefer to return some of the budget surplus to the people, but I am willing to compromise to get things done.
  • What is your overall strategy for the 2000 campaign?
    I will campaign as a conciliatory, moderate conservative. I will emphasize my record as the Governor of Texas, and my support across different groups and parties. We will minimize any talk of budget cuts or overturning existing programs. We will resist the temptation to criticize Bill Clinton.
  • Another day, another rally on the campaign trail. What do you prefer to talk about today?
    I will emphasize my record and experience as Governor of Texas. I will remind voters that I have worked across the aisle, won support from many different groups, and will be a uniter, not a divider, when I arrive in Washington.
  • 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 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 a principled conservative leader. The two of us will govern over a conservative, patriotic administration. Let's turn the page from the Clinton era.
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