2000 US Presidential Election (thing)

The U.S. presidential election that took place on Tuesday, November 7th, 2000 will be remembered both as a somewhat puzzling piece of History and as the most intense/dramatic/pathetic (pick your choice) live TV show ever. Everythingians were prompt to express their views on that memorable event and on its implications. Here is a list of nodes which were written on that occasion :

Intro : the main protagonists :
1. Candidates : George W. Bush(VP Dick Cheney), Al Gore (VP Joseph Lieberman), Ralph Nader (VP Winona LaDuke), Pat Buchanan (VP Ezola Foster), , Monica Moorehead (VP Gloria La Riva), Earl Dodge, Harry Browne, John Hagelin, David McReynolds, Howard Philips.
2. Withdrawn : John Mc Cain, Alan Keyes, Bill Bradley, Steve Forbes, Gary Bauer, Donald Trump, Omin Hatch, Bob Smith, Elizabeth Dole, Dan Quayle, Lamar Alexander, John R. Kasich.
3. Others : James Baker & Warren Cristopher, Jesse Jackson.


Before :
• Why the 2000 U.S. elections are important
• The United States election system is designed to exclude ideas
  
• Do you really think voting for a third party candidate is going to "send a message"
  
• Political parties that didn't quite make it
  

During :
• Palm Beach County's Screwed Up Ballots The first Everything Scoop ever ?
  
• November 7, 2000
  
• As Florida Goes So Goes The Nation ...
  
• America isn't really a democracy This is NOT a troll !
  

After :
• Thunderdome - solution to the US Presidential Election I love this one :o)
  
• Third World Election controversial, to say the least.
  
• Important Notice to people of USA suffer the consequences :o)


The Final Showdown:
• Florida Supreme Court Election Decision of November 21, 2000 One of the biggest writeups on E2 ?
  
• Supreme Court
  
• My Former Respect For the US Supreme Court
  
• Reasons why George W. Bush became president
  



Of course, /msg me if you see other nodes that could fit on that list. Since this node was created before the end of the story was known, it is essentially a work in progress.
Thanks to GeneralWesc, Blowdart, Shanoyu, Gamaliel et al.