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...Wait. Gore reads the results? A: Yes. Gore remains the president of the Senate until Jan. 20, when a new president would presumably take office. Vice President Richard Nixon, in 1961, had the dubious honor of announcing his own defeat. Martin Van Buren, in 1837, and George Bush, in 1989, had the pleasure of announcing their own victories...
...History flip-flopped. Al Gore got the popular vote, and Bush, for the moment, has the edge in Florida. "Jeb says George is going to win," said the former President after the vote, spirits up again, though the political realist in him had prepared earlier for the possibility of defeat. "There is life afterward, and George is very strong; he is very strong - and resilient. He will land on his feet in five minutes, but there will be hurt, deep hurt...
...radio, giving interviews at five-minute intervals one after another. So were Joe Lieberman, Karenna, Tipper.Everyone was on the phone, on the air. Gore consulted with staff members about his speech for that evening, how he wanted to frame a victory and how he would handle a defeat. He asked for a section about his father, how he had lost Tennessee but never stopped loving it and calling it home, and how sometimes it was better to lose because you stood up for what you believed...
...Before the 2000 election, the only case of electoral college misfire occurred in 1888, but there have been seemingly murky elections in the years since. In 1916, when Woodrow Wilson sought a second term, the New York Times rushed to announce his defeat by 10 o'clock election night. Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate, went to bed thinking he had won. Two days later, it became clear that Wilson had won after...
Last season, Gavin Hoffman rallied his team back from a late fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Crimson 21-17. On fourth down with two minutes left in the game, Hoffman connected with Brandon Carson on a 50-yard touchdown pass to give the Quakers the victory at Harvard Stadium...