Elections

The Long Count The Long Count

When you read this, George W. Bush may be President, which will most likely mean that his lawyers, his brother Jeb and his Florida campaign co-chair and ambassadorial wannabe Kat...

Nov 16, 2000 / The Editors

Florida election 2000 recount

Making Every Vote Count Making Every Vote Count

What we need are election rules that encourage voter turnout rather than suppress it.

Nov 16, 2000 / Lani Guinier

The Butterfly Election The Butterfly Election

On Tuesday, November 14, exactly one week after Election Day (and with no President yet in sight), a notable though little-noted disclosure was made to the public. I do not mean ...

Nov 16, 2000 / Jonathan Schell

A Day in the Life of the Palm Beach County Recount A Day in the Life of the Palm Beach County Recount

While Bush says counting votes by hand's unfair, Gore gains--a bubbe here, a zayde there.

Nov 16, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK

When George W. Bush spokesman James A. Baker III termed the fight over the Florida vote recount "a black mark on our democracy," he couldn't have been more wrong. At the time h...

Nov 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Greens: Out of the Money Greens: Out of the Money

The razor-thin margin that defined the presidential race is sure to stir controversy around the Ralph Nader vote. Those wishing to blame Nader for Gore's troubles and those Green...

Nov 10, 2000 / Marc Cooper

The ‘Stealth Campaign’ The ‘Stealth Campaign’

This issue goes to press on Wednesday, November 8, the day after the election, when all was supposed to have been decided, all was to be made clear. Instead, a great bewilderment...

Nov 10, 2000 / Jonathan Schell

Indecision 2000 Indecision 2000

What if they held a presidential election and neither guy won? Or a dead man from Missouri defeated an incumbent Republican senator?

Nov 10, 2000 / The Editors

Death Watch Death Watch

When the history of this year's presidential campaign is written, the addiction of both Bush and Gore to the obsolete politics of capital punishment will rank high in the annals ...

Nov 2, 2000 / The Editors

Al, You Should Try Taking Credit Where Credit’s Due Al, You Should Try Taking Credit Where Credit’s Due

I want to vote for Bill Clinton for President again, but that not being possible I had resigned myself to Al Gore. Surely, I thought, he would defend the Clinton Administration...

Oct 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

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