American presidential election, 2000(more)Gore announced his candidacy for the in June . A moderate Democrat, he focused his campaign on the economy, health care, and education. On issues that were controversial in the , Gore generally supported the Democratic Party’s platform, favoring for women and greater restrictions on guns, but he broke with the party’s traditional stance on the , which he supported. Gore favored strong measures to protect the environment; his ideas on this issue were set out in his book Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit (1992). Campaign finance reform also became a prominent issue following allegations that Gore conducted illegal fund-raising activities during Clinton’s 1996 reelection bid. Although Gore denied knowing at the time that he was committing any wrongdoing, Republicans repeatedly called for an to investigate the matter.What is Super Tuesday?In the United States, Super Tuesday often solidifies the front-runner for each party's presidential nomination.(more)See all videos for this articleAfter easily winning the Democratic presidential nomination, Gore trailed in most polls until his selection of a vice presidential running mate, Senator , who became the first Jewish American on a national presidential ticket. As the campaign progressed, the polls remained close. When the votes were counted on election night, it became clear that the election would turn on the outcome in , whose 25 electoral votes would give the winner of that state a narrow majority in the electoral college. After the networks declared the winner in Florida and president-elect, Gore called Bush to concede. Later that evening, however, as continuing returns from Florida showed Gore closing the gap with Bush, Gore decided to cancel a public concession speech and called Bush to withdraw his concession. Trailing in Florida after a mandatory recount by fewer than 1,000 votes, Gore sought a manual recount of ballots in heavily Democratic counties in southern Florida.For five weeks, the election remained unresolved as Florida state courts and federal courts weighed arguments by the Bush and Gore campaigns. Eventually, Gore won a controversial 4–3 victory in the Florida Supreme Court, which ordered a statewide manual recount of the approximately 45,000 “undervotes” (i.e., ballots that machines recorded as not clearly expressing a presidential vote). The Bush campaign quickly filed an appeal with the . Concluding (7–2) that a quick statewide recount could not be performed fairly unless elaborate ground rules were established, the court issued a to reverse the Florida Supreme Court’s recount order, effectively awarding the presidency to Bush. In a speech watched by more than 65 million Americans the following evening, Gore conceded defeat, saying that “while I strongly disagree with the court’s decision, I accept it.” He also pledged to “honor the new president-elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends.”, Albert Arnold Gore Jr., mais conhecido como Al Gore; (Washington, 31 de março de 1948) é um político, empresário e ambientalista americano que atuou como o 45.º Vice-presidente dos Estados Unidos de 1993 a 2001, durante a presidência de Bill Clinton., Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton..