[177][178] The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Florida Supreme Court that allowed manual vote recounts to proceed after a November 14 ballot-certification deadline set by that state's legislature stating that "after reviewing the opinion of the Florida Supreme Court, we find 'that there is considerable uncertainty as to the precise grounds for the decision,'" and more appeals made by the Gore campaign were rejected by the state court. [17] Despite this crowded field Bush was able to raise $36.2million eighteen days after his announcement, easily surpassing his opponents with Elizabeth Dole, who had the second highest amount of donations, only had $3.5million,[18] and by early July Bush would refuse $16.5million in Federal matching funds as it would limit his spending as his donations were reaching the $40million limit. However LBJ's popularity collapsed as America became further mired in the Vietnam War, and the slogan was turned against him. He painted his opponent, Democrat George McGovern, as a threat to American values. [135] Due to Gore's rise in the polls the RNC and the Bush campaign each prepared $5million in advertisements in swing states to match the $30million the DNC and Gore campaign had spent in the past two months. [89] At the same time Gore was campaigning in Florida, but refused to answer any questions relating to Elin Gonzlez and instead chose to focus on Social Security reform. With the long march to November under way, Gov. During the Iowa caucuses, however, his campaign hit some rough spots. Now, we have to get ready to win the White House. [189], Total popular votes in Republican 2000 primaries:[196]. [24] As Bush was forcing out his opposition and campaigning, Senator McCain was campaigning months after his informal announcement in April in South Carolina after his decision to bypass the Iowa caucus. These include the "Yes, America Can" Bus Tour [11] and the "Heart and Soul" Bus Tour, [12] which used the slogan "Moving America Forward". He then won a sweeping victory of his own in the 1964 presidential election with the slogan "All the Way With LBJ," pledging to continue Kennedy's legacy. [5] Dick Cheney, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, was nominated as vice president despite Cheney initially recommending former Missouri Senator John Danforth.[6]. Having lost the popular vote in 2000, this majority, bare though it was, added some popular legitimacy to the Bush presidency and gave him confidence he had could focus on his domestic policy goals. The recount was in progress on December 9 when the United States Supreme Court, by a 5 to 4 vote (Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer dissenting), granted Bush's emergency plea for a stay of the Florida Supreme Court recount ruling, stopping the incomplete recount. Bush declared that he had earned political capital from the campaign and now he intended to spend it. [164], Representative Robert Wexler claimed that over 19,000 in Palm Beach County have been disqualified because of a faulty ballot that would double-punch the ballot which would invalidate it as voting twice. [109], After a federal court ruled in an anti-trust suit that Microsoft should be separated into two entities speculation arouse over the possibility of billionaire Bill Gates would change both his and his company's campaign contributions due to the court ruling. Bush won the crucial southern state with 53 percent of the vote. 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On February 2, 1999, one month before Bush announced the formation of his presidential exploratory committee, Bush was asked by Steve Cooper if he had "ever used drugs? Ive learned my lesson.. Homeostasis. However perhaps more famous is Frank Sinatra's special version of his song "High Hopes", which he recorded for the candidate with the new lyrics. [107] Soon after Ford's statement the Democratic National Committee announced a 10-week, $25million television campaign focused on healthcare to improve Gore's standing in polling. [citation needed] Bush started September with visits to nine cities in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. [150], At the first presidential debate Bush attacked Gore for his criticism of his $1.3trillion tax cut proposal and described Gore's attack as "fuzzy math" and also attacked Gore for his involvement in a campaign finance controversy during the 1996 presidential election. She was not sympathetic, suggesting that her son should simply decide. At the time Microsoft had given $1.1million in campaign contributions, with $70,000 more given to Republicans, and months earlier in April Gates appeared in a closed-door meeting of the House Republican Conference and stated that the company believed a different administration would likely have treated Microsoft more favorably than did the Clinton-Gore Administration. ", But it was the unofficial slogan, initially first used by Clinton's advisers, that caught the imagination: "It's the economy, stupid.". He tried to relax, frequently taking long runs. [166] In Oregon Republicans were setting the ground work for a recount effort while the Bush campaign itself was looking into possible recounts in New Mexico, Iowa, Oregon and Wisconsin. [16] Seventeen days later Bush won an Iowa straw poll and held a press conference in Austin, Texas where the question of his drug use was raised, causing him to become agitated. Bush worried that he might have cost himself the presidency. Cheney passed on the vice presidency but offered to lead a search committee. A Madison Avenue advertising executive persuaded Eisenhower to abandon lengthy campaign speeches for a punchy 30-second campaign ad on primetime. About 10pm. One and three quarter inch campaign button from 1988 for George H.W. [153][154][155] Bush performed worse at the third presidential debate and Gore was considered the winner. ", "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE ENDORSEMENT; Perot Supports Bush, Citing Character and Texas Record", "Hooray for Hollywood, says Gore, as stars shun Bush", "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE ENDORSEMENTS; Some Newspapers Endorse Gore's Experience; Others Back Bush's Conciliatory Tone", Florida election recount and legal proceedings, Bush v. 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Senator John Kerry, a Democrat from Massachusetts. [128][129] Later Bush's nephew, George P. Bush gave a bilingual speech about the message of compassionate conservatism. That was his slogan. George W. Bush is arguing that his record in Texas proves he is best suited to bring reform to Washington. John Adams had no campaign slogan. [145] Days later both campaigns agreed to a format of traditional two-podium, table debate, and then a town-hall debate for the three debates. [62], Bush criticized McCain's campaign strategy stating that "if somebody runs for president of the United States, they need to run in all the states". Bush Campaign Buttons List / Bush 9L - Vote Republican Campaign Button Vote Republican. While the campaign's official slogan was "I'm Just Wild About Harry" a reference to the lyrics of a popular 1921 song another more famed slogan associated with the 33rd president is "The Buck Stops Here," which Truman had written on a sign he kept on his desk. [58], Despite this defeat Bush was still certain that South Carolina was Bush country. Anti George W. Bush Campaign Pin Button Political . ", Four years later Obama pledged to build on the progress of his first term under another one-word slogan: "Forward. [20], Orrin Hatch stated that "Bush doesn't have the experience to be president and was born in privilege," after he announced his own presidential campaign and that he would be there when Bush stumbles. By early summer, Bush had a list of finalists, but his sights were still set on Cheney. [156], After the debates John McCain warned that many independent voters might choose to not vote and believed that a large amount were still undecided. Polls suggested that Bush benefitted more from the televised debates, showing that voters felt better about a Bush presidency than a Gore administration. Wisconsin, and Florida the margin of victory were within 1% and in Florida, New Mexico and Oregon the results were too close to call on election night and would result in a lengthy recount battle. [114], On the Fourth of July Bush was present for a parade attended by 2,000 people in Belton, Texas and Bush continued meeting with Cheney to discuss possible running mates and publicly mentioned Frank Keating, Tom Ridge, John Engler, Connie Mack III, John Kasich, and Christine Todd Whitman. [118][119] On July 25 Bush officially announced that Cheney would be his running mate with him changing his state of residence from Texas to Wyoming to be constitutionally qualified. [29] The Bush campaign along with multiple other Republican candidates attacked Al Gore due to his ties to Russia. [169] At the Supreme Court a new question was brought up over whether the Florida Legislature had the power to appoint electors, but Bush's lawyers urged the high court to hold that "the Constitution specifically assigns the power to determine the manner of appointing presidential electors to the state legislature," as opposed to the "state" in general. 1952: Dwight E. Eisenhower I Like Ike. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Consequently, Bush chose not to declare victory and again denied his supporters, gathered near the White House, a chance to celebrate. As deputy secretary of the Interior, Griles was charged with overseeing and revamping environmental regulations that affect the profits of his former clients and NES's current clients. That was his slogan. It was used by former Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower nicknamed "Ike" in his successful 1952 presidential campaign. [84] Due to the close national polling between Gore and Bush there was speculation about who Bush should pick as his vice president to guarantee some swing states. In fact, he received 100 percent twice. Bushs brother, Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, checked the networks to find that the margin in Florida was narrowing once again. Total popular votes in United States presidential election, 2000: Bush's original platform, before the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks and the War on Terrorism: Because of the Bush Administration's close connections with numerous energy companies, many of Bush's Cabinet members have come under immense scrutiny from environmental groups, in particular J. Steven Griles, the deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior. During the middle of 2000 the right-wing Reform Party fell into disarray due to legal disputes between presidential candidates Buchanan and Hagelin while the left-wing Green Party candidates Ralph Nader saw an increase in support. 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