History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2304 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 2000
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The idea
In two thousand Vice President Al Gore won about five hundred forty thousand more votes than George W. Bush, but the presidency turned on Florida.
In practice
Bush's official Florida margin, five hundred thirty-seven votes, as Digital History records, and lawsuits and recounts across the state.
Where people slip
Digital History calls it the first in one hundred twelve years won by the popular vote's loser.
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