Question

The presidential election of 2000 is an example of how a candidate can receive the greatest share of the popular vote, but lose the election to an opponent. Use the above map to explain why George W. Bush (shown in yellow) won this election, instead of Al Gore (shown in blue).

Answer 1

Answer:

During 2000, presidential election George W.Bush and Al Gore were against each other. As per the initial results Gore had won the popular vote but none of the candidates received 270 votes which were required to win. The election depended on the results from Florida.

The outcome of this election was decided by the Supreme court. George Bush won the election as the court ruled in his favor with a 5-4 vote.

Bush won most of the states in the south, the Rocky mountain, the rural Midwest, while Gore won in Northeast, The pacific coast and the upper Midwest. Although bush got 246 votes and Gore 255, none of them won the 270 electoral votes necessary for the victory.

Answer 2

Al Gore did not win the election because he did not receive as many popular votes as President George Bush received