OA5: Bush v. Gore and the 2000 Election, Part 4
Added 2016-08-25 01:54:30 +0000 UTC- The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000).
- Palm Beach County's insane "butterfly ballot," which resulted in thousands of extra votes for Pat Buchanan that were almost certainly intended for Al Gore.
- The American Political Science Review article referenced on the show which did a statistical analysis of the Buchanan "butterfly ballot" votes.
- Herron & Lewis's 2006 political science article showing that Nader cost Gore the election in Florida even assuming no recount.
- One example of an early media report stating that Bush would have won with limited recounts of the sort Gore was seeking from the Florida courts.
- More recent studies indicate that if the recount had been allowed to proceed, Gore would have won.
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