2000 United States presidential election (hanhwa)

The election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican President Phil Gramm decided not to run for another full term, due to becoming unpopular following attempts to eliminate the public school system, and his approval ratings had dropped below 50%. This election was the last election in which a Republican candidate lost since 1976. Longtime Democratic Presidential hopeful and former astronaut John Glenn defeated Republican Pay Buchanan and became the first Democrat to win an election since 1976! Glenn ran a campaign about change and hope after the Glenn/Ashcroft years and made it clear that he would be running for only one term. George H. W. Bush again ran as a third party and did surprisingly well gaining electoral votes from his home state of Texas, plus his running mate Bob Dole’s home state of Kansas and more than 20% of the popular vote. The Democrats ended up winning the House thanks to Gramm’s unpopularity but ended up just barely being able to win the Senate.