Film Analysis: The 2000 Presidential Election

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Based in the information of the movie, the 2000 Presidential Election was one of the most suspenseful and unclear presidential election for more than a century.
The controversy in the election was something so difficult to resolve and so difficult to the country. It took five weeks to decide who would be the next President of the American Republic. It had been uncertain to United States (America) who was the candidate who had won the Presidency. The election had begun like any other election, but there was a lot of competition between George Bush, (Republican candidate; and Al Gore, (Democratic candidate).
On November 7th, 2000, 51% of eligible voters vote; the outcome was almost a between the Bush and Gore. Bush won the hard fought election

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