November 8, 2000

No Clear Winner In Electoral Vote Cliff-Hanger
By Steven Thomma / Inquirer Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Republican George Walker Bush appeared to win the presidential election after an electoral-vote cliffhanger, but a handful of uncounted votes in Florida kept the outcome in doubt this morning. Democrat Al Gore initially called the Texas governor about 2:30 a.m. to congratulate him. But little more than an hour later, the vice president called back to retract his concession after a pencil-thin Bush margin in Florida triggered that state's automatic-recount law. That recount could take days. Florida's 25 electoral votes were critical to either candidate's achieving the 270 needed to capture the presidency.

Gore Retracts Concession Call
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON –– Vice President Al Gore conceded the presidential race in a telephone call to George W. Bush on Wednesday morning – then took it back. "He called an hour ago to concede. He just called us back to retract that concession," said Karen Hughes, communications director for Bush. "It's unbelievable."

Gore Is First Presidential Candidate Since 1972 to Lose Home State
The Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) - Vice President Al Gore became the first presidential candidate since George McGovern in 1972 to lose his home state. The loss was not entirely unexpected: Many Tennesseans say they did not consider Gore one of their own because of his close ties to Washington. "He really doesn't live here," said Jonathan Fuller, a 19-year-old student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. "He only comes back when he wants votes."

Democrats' Lieberman Is Re-Elected to U.S. Senate
Reuters
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - Democrat vice presidential nominee Joseph Lieberman, in the unusual position of running for two political offices at once, won re-election to his Senate seat from Connecticut on Tuesday.

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