[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] mr. Chairman [ cheers and applause ] mr. Chairman [ cheers and applause ] thank you all. [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Mr. Chairman, delegates and my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you for this honor. Thank you for this honor. Together, we will renew americas purpose. [ cheers and applause ] our Founders First defined that purpose here in philadelphia. Ben franklin was here, Thomas Jefferson and of course, George Washington or as his friends called him, george w. [ cheers and applause ] i am proud to have dick cheney by my side. [ cheers and applause ] he is a man he is a man of integrity and sound judgment who has proven that Public Service can be noble service. America will be proud to have a leader of such character to succeed al gore as Vice President of the united states. [ cheers and appla
Candidate for president , Vice President al gore, and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. Lets welcome the candidates now. Before proceeding tonight we would like to observe a moment of silence in memory of governor mel carnahan of missouri, who along with his son and his former chief of staff, died in a private plane crash last night near st. Louis. A reminder, as we continue now, that these debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The formats and the rules were worked out by the commission and the two campaigns. Tonights questions will be asked by st. Louis area voters who were identified as being uncommitted by the gallup organization. Earlier today each of them wrote a question on a small card like this. Those cards were collected and then given to me this afternoon. My job, under the rules of the evening, was to decide the order the questions will be asked and to call on the questioners accordingly. I also have the option of asking
Welcome you to this third and final campaign 2000 debate between the democratic candidate of president , and Vice President al gore, and the republican candidate governor george w. Bush of texas, and lets welcome the candidates now. Hello. Hello, jim. Good to see you. Governor. Good to see you both. Nice to see you again. How are you all . Before proceeding tonight, we would like to observe a moment of silence in memory of governor mel carnahan of missouri along with his son and former chief of staff died in a private plane crash last night near st. Louis. A reminder, as we continue now, that these debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The formats and the rules were worked out by the commission and the two campaigns. Tonights questions will be asked by st. Louis area voters who were identified as being uncommitted by the gallup organization. Earlier today, each of them wrote a question on a small card like this. Those cards were collected and then given to m
Thanks very much for joining us my guests today here in the studio are Soraya Sarhaddi nelson from k c w radio maine who says the results show how disconnected American Voters are from the jhumpa and from politicians pollsters and journalists. Also with us is mostly secret freelance journalist and currently a fellow at the American Academy here in burlington he argues that a deadly pandemic mumps of racial of people and scandal after scandal have done little to diminish trumps popularity at the polls and a warm welcome to to Matthew Carney chief europe correspondent for politico who believes whoever wins in the end the result shows that neither candidate or party has a clear convincing mandate. Thank you all 3 for being here great stuff id like to begin with you Soraya America has voted to what one leading financial broadsheet cold a big us election that resolves little about seemed like an option fad description of where we do you agree absolutely and it could become pounded depending
Highly contested races in u. S. History. The outcome was not decided until five weeks after the boaters went to the polls, when the u. S. Supreme court stopped the florida recount. This awarded the states electoral votes to president bush. Mr. Lehrer good evening from the field house at Washington University in st. Louis. Im jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs. And i welcome you to this third and final campaign 2000 debate between the democratic candidate for president , Vice President al gore, and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. Lets welcome the candidates now. [applause] before proceeding tonight we would like to observe a moment of silence in memory of governor mel carnahan of missouri, who , along with his son and his former chief of staff, died in a private plane crash last night near st. Louis. A reminder, as we continue now, that these debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The formats and the rules were worked out by the comm