Election 2000, Al Gore and Tennessee

connacht100

Does anyone have any ideas why Al Gore lost his home state of Tennessee in 2000? If he had won Tennessee then Florida would have been irrelevant because he would have had enough electoral votes for the presidency.

It just doesnt make sense that they would vote for him in 1992 and 1996 and not 2000. Surely having a president from your state is good for business regardless of which party they are from? thanks

wyk

connacht100 wrote: »

Does anyone have any ideas why Al Gore lost his home state of Tennessee in 2000? If he had won Tennessee then Florida would have been irrelevant because he would have had enough electoral votes for the presidency.

It just doesnt make sense that they would vote for him in 1992 and 1996 and not 2000. Surely having a president from your state is good for business regardless of which party they are from? thanks

If you look at the laws enacted, and the programs backed by the Clinton Administration, you would understand why a sternly religious and conservative state(one of the most so in the US) would spurn their native son. You'll also notice that Bill Clinton's home state of Arkansas voted Republican, as well.

WYK

Benedict XVI

wyk wrote: »

If you look at the laws enacted, and the programs backed by the Clinton Administration, you would understand why a sternly religious and conservative state(one of the most so in the US) would spurn their native son. You'll also notice that Bill Clinton's home state of Arkansas voted Republican, as well.

WYK

Gore was actually born in DC the son of a senator from Tennessee, he spent is summers there but went to school in DC.

So his association with Tennessee may have been something similar to Noel and Liam Gallagher's association with Charlestown, Co. Mayo.

That combined with the low popularity of the Clinton Administration in conservative states as mentioned above meant that he was not really seen as 'one of their own' and Bush was a much better choice for the voters of Tennessee.

wyk

I'm not familiar with Noel or Liam, but I do know that Gore spent a significant amount of time in TN, especially after becoming their representative in congress and a senator. At that point, he was known more as what we USED to call a "Southern Democrat" - conservative when it came to the bible, right to bear arms, and civil rights, but more left leaning when it came to worker's rights. This changed drastically after the civil rights era, and culminated in the nearly unanimous switch to Republican int he mid 90's due to the Democratic party swaying too far to the left. Gore was caught up in this movement in two ways: He was firmly with the democrats during their leftist swing, and the Tennesseans he had previously represented completely moved right before he made his run.

Benedict XVI wrote: »

Gore was actually born in DC the son of a senator from Tennessee, he spent is summers there but went to school in DC.

So his association with Tennessee may have been something similar to Noel and Liam Gallagher's association with Charlestown, Co. Mayo.

That combined with the low popularity of the Clinton Administration in conservative states as mentioned above meant that he was not really seen as 'one of their own' and Bush was a much better choice for the voters of Tennessee.

Pocono Joe

I’ve always figured they new more about Gore than anybody else did.

Manic Moran

Did they vote for him, in the earlier years, or for Clinton?

He was an anti-gun chap trying to win a gun-toting redneck State against a gun-toting chap also from a gun-toting state. Not a recipe for success, really.

NTM