Bush's Presidential Election 2000
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This book describes the candidacies of each presidential candidate aspiring to become president of the United States, pre convention campaigns, political conventions, main or post convention campaigns, results of Election 2000 and closing comments. The initial number of presidential candidates was lengthy but was soon whittled down for various reasons including failure to ignite adequate public support, major political party dictates, inability to stimulate big money backing long shots, non-serious publicity seekers and egotistical flashes in the pan The initial roster of Republican presidential "hopefuls" included ex Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander, Religious Right proponent Gary Bauer, Texas Governor George W. Bush, Jr., ex Secretary of both Transportation and Labor Elizabeth Dole, Forbes Magazine Chief Executive Officer Steve Forbes, Jr., Representative John Kasich, former Ambassador Alan Keyes, Senator John McCain, former Vice President Dan Quayle, Senator Bob Smith and Senator Orrin Hatch. Only two "serious" Democratic Party candidates, former Senator Bill Bradley and current Vice President Albert Gore, Jr. pursued the Oval Office residency. Reform Party presidential job seekers included reluctant observer Texas billionaire Ross Perot, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, author-journalist Patrick Buchanan and real estate tycoon Donald Trump. Physicist John Hagelin of the Natural Law Party was effectively and tactically shut out of the Reform Party. Environmentalist and Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader was the only viable candidate with sufficient stature and prominence to seek the Green Party’s nomination even though he had never been an bona fide member. The Libertarian party also had only one "serious" candidate Harry Browne. He also ran as its candidate for the presidency in 1996. The Publicity Seeking Party had only one "undeclared, iffy or perhaps" candidate, actor-producer Warren Beatty. Particulars regarding personal background, education, political experience, occupations, military background and related for each presidential candidate are discussed. The Republican slate of candidates is described chronologically in "order of each candidate’s elimination or withdrawal from the race." The amount of space allotted to each White House aspirant depended on the amount of media coverage devoted to each candidacy. Obviously, the main Oval Office aspirants who attracted extensive media coverage included Senator John McCain, Governor George W. Bush, Senator Bill Bradley and Vice President Albert Gore with less publicity for Gore’s vocal nemesis Ralph Nader. Republican Candidates Lamar Alexander, Dale Alexander, Elizabeth Dole, Bob Smith, Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes This chapter describes quests for the Republican nomination for president. The futile sometimes pathetic, laughable Oval Office seekers included John Kasich, Lamar Alexander, Dan Quayle, Elizabeth Dole, Bob Smith, Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes. The first eight candidates withdrew from the presidential race. Only Alan Keyes remained in the race to deliver his relatively unreported "moral message" to the people. Lacking wide appeal, all nine were destined for doom.
John Kasich Representative John Kasich, 48, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University. He had served as a nine-term U. S. Representative from Ohio. Kasich was considered a maven on budget matter and defense policies. He was also the architect of the 1997 budget agreement. Kasich had no record of military service. John Kasich, merely another long shot presidential candidate Considered an expert on budget matters and defense structure fate Had a campaign that remained "inert," Never attracted "big bucks" pay dirt, Perhaps content to lay the groundwork for a 2004 "prez" date A New York Times Blurb revealed that Representative John Kasich (R-OH) discontinued his presidential bid because his campaign "had never really taken off. " Kasich, a long shot presidential aspirant akin to Senator Bob Smith, never progressed beyond single-digit support in the polls. He was prone to throw his support to Bush. Kasich planned to formally withdraw on July 14, 1999. Lamar Alexander Lamar Alexander, 60, received his B. A. degree from Vanderbilt University and law degree from New York University. He was Governor of Tennessee from ’78 to ’86, President of the University of Tennessee from ’87 to ’90, Secretary of Education from ’91 to ’93 and vice chair of Corporate Family Solutions from ’96 to’98. Lamar ran for the presidency in ’96 without success. He was knowledgeable on educational issues, a good campaign organizer and possible vice president candidate. The article never mentioned if Alexander ever served in the armed forces of the U. S.
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This book discusses the slate of Republican, Democrat, Reform, Green Party, and Libertarian candidates that ran for the presidency in 2000. Included are Dan Quayle, Elizabeth Dole, Bob Smith, Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, Orrin Hatch, Allen Keyes, John McCain, George W. Bush, Jr., Ross Perot, Jesse Ventura, Donald Trump, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader, Harry Browne, Warren Beatty, Bill Bradley, and Albert Gore. The national conventions for the four "main" parties and election of their respective standard bearers are described at length followed by detailed descriptions of the main campaigns. Vast attention is devoted to the messy election in Florida replete with Florida Supreme Court decisions, appeals, chads, recounts, and final adjudication in "unequal protection" and "lack of uniform standards" by the U. S. Supreme Court. Swearing in of the new president, inaugural ball celebrations, initial presidential appointments, and actions along with Gore’s graceful departure and Clinton’s lingering "hate to leave the limelight" departure are described fully. The book concludes with a brief list of "sensitive" political topics the major candidates conveniently avoided during campaigning.
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Robert R. Morman was born in Lansford, PA. He graduated from UCLA and earned Master and Doctorate degrees in psychology from USC. He retired from CSULA as a full professor with emeritus status. His background in the military consisted of service in the USN as a Chief Yeoman during WWII and as a Major who retired from the USAFR. His vocational experience comprised over four decades of experiences as a psychological research assistant and pollster at PSI, Los Angeles and counseling psychologist, test officer, counselor and professor at CSULA. He also taught part-time for California Lutheran University and Walden University. Counseling, personality theory, vocational factors, computer introduction, statistics, research, group tests and measurements, teacher supervision, counselor supervision, independent study, thesis, and dissertation were among college-university subjects taught. Dr. Morman also consulted in related fields. Over 40 technical articles on automation, counseling, statistics, research, and validation of psychological tests were published in various technical journals. Among the books published were The TAV Selection System, 1968; American Heritage Alternatives to Guaranteed Annual Socialism (co-author R. O. Hankey), 1970; The Clintons’ Agenda for Change: Assault on Traditional America, Commonwealth Publications, 1996, and Clinton’s Planned Betrayal of America "UNAmericanization," Kabel Publishers, Inc., 1999. Books published on the Internet include William Jefferson Clinton’s Impeachment and Trial, 1999, lstBooks.com; Clinton’s 1996 Presidential Re-Election, Dissection and Disaffection, 2000, 1stBooks.com; Clinton’s Partial Legacy – Wars of Interdependence: Nihilistic Nationalism and Imperious Imperialism, 2000, iUniverse.com; and Final Departures of the Famous, 2001, XLIBRIS.com.