it s big brother george w. bush. hard to believe it s been 15 years since the cliffhanger election between george w. bush and al gore. tonight cnn is taking an inside look at exactly what happened during the chaotic 36 days it took to declare a winner. here s a look at the cnn special report bush v. gore: the endless election. reporter: at the governor s mansion in austin it was the morning after. how many hours of sleep did you get last night? about two. how about you? about three and a half, actually. the one thing that keeps every operative, every person on a campaign going is the knowledge that it s over on election day. you know that this thing has an end. reporter: but the election of 2000 didn t end. it just moved, to florida, where 25 electoral votes would determine the presidency. we re going to take
i mean, the cnbc debate shambles really made the party look very good. beckel? rubio and kasich, because that s going to be the ticket. rubio, without question. as mclaughlin would say, rubio, kasich, and cruz is the correct answer. thank you, matt welch, s.c.kupp and bob beckel. bob, i want to ask you about your memoir. i have read it. it is not the typical book by a pol. and something you don t want to miss. cnn s special report, bush v. gore: the endless election, with cnn analyst gore i canlori. also coming up, tuesday is election day. in my home county, the top election issue is bill cosby.