A Cuban orphan does Florida math! | The Election of 2000

The year 2000. A new millennium and, for America, a new president. But who will the people choose?? Twenty-six years later, we still don’t know. In this episode, Jared and Abe remove their glasses in disbelief as the race between George Bush and Al Gore goes down to the wire in Florida. Recounts. Hanging chads. The Miami Sound Machine. The only thing at stake is the United States of America. Tangents include, but are not limited to, giving out your number at karaoke, fidget rings, bath salts, and which member of the Bush cabinet you’d smoke a blunt with. This episode was produced by Jared Tetreau, Abe Merker, and Claudia Chiossone, and edited by Jared Tetreau. Research assistance by Madison Albertson. Original music by Kinneret. Intro animation and artwork by Gemma Hill and Niall Lowrie. SOURCES537 VOTES, HBO Documentary https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/butterfly-did-it-aberrant-vote-buchanan-palm-beach-county-florida https://web.archive.org/web/20100731000517/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/election2000/election_night.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/10/election.president.02/ https://guides.law.stanford.edu/c.php?g=991108&p=7170216 https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~goguen/courses/275f00/abc-chads.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wufOcpTH0HU&list=PLmZWNw4ieD05KKWV7PbErdHrXS1yQu8hM&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWETjjTniWo&list=PLmZWNw4ieD05KKWV7PbErdHrXS1yQu8hM&index=5 https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020430.html https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2000-republican-party-platform CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro 03:47 - My Annals06:50 - The Five W’s 08:38 - The Year 200010:41 - Clinton/Gore 12:44 - George W. Bush and Compassionate Conservatism 18:46 - Al Gore’s “Prosperity and Progress” 23:50 - Election Night31:18 - Florida Florida Florida does a recount recount recount 34:46 - Elian Gonzalez39:11 - Taking it to the courts! 41:56 - Brooks Brothers Riot44:55 - Surprise! We all lose! 53:40 - Follow us on socials!THAT'S HISTORY, BABE! is hosted by Abe Merker and Jared Tetreau. This episode was produced by Jared Tetreau, Abe Merker, and Claudia Chiossone. Research Assistance by Madison Albertson. Music by Kinneret. Series Artwork by Sid Lugo. Intro Animations by Gemma Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.