2000 Presidential Election Quotes

Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.

My father didn't know George W. Bush from Adam.

I am Al Gore, and I used to be the next president of the United States of America.

And looking at the landslides, you saw how Gore beat Bush so substantially in California.

Even if you only counted the votes that actually made it through the hoops in order to be cast, the president was really Al Gore.

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting harder in Florida.

I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went down to defeat to this right wing bunch back at the time.

The Clinton era is over. I think that there would even have been a certain amount of rejoicing among some Republicans if Gore had won or if Ralph Nader had won or if Satan had won.

I'd have supported Al Gore if he'd have been from Wisconsin.

Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be.