Oddly, the 2000 election was not the first time a Presidential election went into overtime!  At our nation’s centennial in 1876, the cliffhanger election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel B. Tilden was even closer!  And, as improbable as it may seem, the final state to have its voting problems resolved (albeit in a controversial manner) was Florida!

This unique, fascinating multimedia presentation shows how America has twice coped with a bitter Presidential election too close to call.  We will examine what happens when both the political and judicial systems cannot resolve the result in a way that inspires confidence in the American public.

We will also look at the long-range results of the elections.  The 1876 election ended the Reconstruction of the South and plunged America deep into a period of racial segregation.  George W. Bush’s victory in the 2000 election ushered in the war on terrorism in ways that were very different from how Al Gore would have responded.

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Oddly, the 2000 election was not the first time a Presidential election went into overtime!  At our nation’s centennial in 1876, the cliffhanger election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel B. Tilden was even closer!  And, as improbable as it may seem, the final state to have its voting problems resolved (albeit in a controversial manner) was Florida!

This unique, fascinating multimedia presentation shows how America has twice coped with a bitter Presidential election too close to call.  We will examine what happens when both the political and judicial systems cannot resolve the result in a way that inspires confidence in the American public.

We will also look at the long-range results of the elections.  The 1876 election ended the Reconstruction of the South and plunged America deep into a period of racial segregation.  George W. Bush’s victory in the 2000 election ushered in the war on terrorism in ways that were very different from how Al Gore would have responded.

The post America’s Closest Elections: 1876 and 2000 appeared first on Speaking For A Change.

Oddly, the election of 2000 was not the first time a Presidential election went into overtime! At our nation’s centennial in 1876, the cliffhanger election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel B. Tilden was even closer!  And, as improbable as it may seem, the final state to have its voting problems resolved (albeit in a controversial manner) was Florida!

This unique, fascinating multimedia presentation shows how America has twice coped with a bitter Presidential election too close to call. We will examine what happens when both the political and judicial systems cannot resolve the result in a way that inspires confidence in the American public.

We will also look at the long-range results of the elections. The 1876 election ended the Reconstruction of the South and plunged America deep into a period of racial segregation. And the victory of George W. Bush in the election of 2000 ushered in the war on terrorism in ways that were very different from how Al Gore would have responded.

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Oddly, the election of 2000 was not the first time a Presidential election went into overtime! At our nation’s centennial in 1876, the cliffhanger election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel B. Tilden was even closer!  And, as improbable as it may seem, the final state to have its voting problems resolved (albeit in a controversial manner) was Florida!

This unique, fascinating multimedia presentation shows how America has twice coped with a bitter Presidential election too close to call. We will examine what happens when both the political and judicial systems cannot resolve the result in a way that inspires confidence in the American public.

We will also look at the long-range results of the elections. The 1876 election ended the Reconstruction of the South and plunged America deep into a period of racial segregation. And the victory of George W. Bush in the election of 2000 ushered in the war on terrorism in ways that were very different from how Al Gore would have responded.

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Oddly, the election of 2000 was not the first time a Presidential election went into overtime! At our nation’s centennial in 1876, the cliffhanger election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel B. Tilden was even closer!  And, as improbable as it may seem, the final state to have its voting problems resolved (albeit in a controversial manner) was Florida!

This unique, fascinating multimedia presentation shows how America has twice coped with a bitter Presidential election too close to call. We will examine what happens when both the political and judicial systems cannot resolve the result in a way that inspires confidence in the American public.

We will also look at the long-range results of the elections. The 1876 election ended the Reconstruction of the South and plunged America deep into a period of racial segregation. And the victory of George W. Bush in the election of 2000 ushered in the war on terrorism in ways that were very different from how Al Gore would have responded.

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