To What Extent Was The 2000 Election Of 2000

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The election of 2000 which involved politicians Bush and Gore consisted of several peculiar situations in which persuade me to believe that Bush’s victory was undeniably undeserving. Questioning and concern within the Gore administration began to arise when elderly citizens protested in Palm Beach that the ballots were unfair claiming that they accidentally punched the wrong candidate on the ballot. Gore’s campaign decided to investigate further into these citizens’ complaints after discovering that the election was severely close. This then led to the demand of a recount by Gore’s representatives. Upon recounting a few select counties in Florida, it was discovered that 20,000 citizens were illegally disqualified from voting, specifically

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