Assuring Faith and Confidence in the Electoral Process and the Rule of Law (2000)
The day after election day, the question of who would be the next president of the United States remained unresolved. This episode of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer features both George W. Bush and Al Gore addressing their respective supporters with optimism about claiming the presidency. Their speeches also aimed to reassure the American people amid the uncertainty, encouraging voters to have patience, faith, and confidence in the rule of law in electoral processes.This message would become critical during the byzantine processes of recounts, lawsuits, state court orders, and the Supreme Court’s ruling, as there would be no officially named president until December: 36 days after the election.
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | NewsHour Productions (Television station : Washington, D.C..) | November 8, 2000 This video clip and associated transcript appear from 3:30 - 10:11 in the full record.
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Previewing the Polls: Absentee Ballots, Votes by Mail, and Exit Poll Data (2000)
Election Night 2000: One of Political History’s Longest Nights (2000)
“History on Hold” as Election Officials Count and Recount Votes (2000)
Margins of Error v. Margins of Victory: Voting Technologies and Election Math (2000)
Formally Contesting Certified Election Results in Florida (2000)
Debating the Role of the Electoral College (2000)
To Recount or Not to Recount: The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In (2000)
“A Journalistic Crime Against Accuracy?” Broadcast Reporter Regrets Election Night 2000 Coverage (2001)