The 2000 U.S. Presidential election was a civics lesson for everyone in the country. After weeks of re-counting, the word "chad" was a household word. Included on this display is some of that chad. While the vote was close and while Vice President Gore likely won the electoial vote, the map above shows without question that Governor Bush came out ahead in-so-far-as winning the "country." Bush won 2,434 counties to Gore's 677. bush won 2,427,039 square miles to Gores 680,134. The population of Gore's counties was 127 million to Bush's 143 million. To add insult to injury, Bush won Gore's home state of Tennessee.
