2000 United States Presidential Election (A New Dawn)

The 2000 United States Presidential Election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election in the United States, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. The Republican ticket of Texas Governor George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield defeated the Democratic ticket of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman and Vermont Governor Howard Dean.

Due to his age, incumbent Republican President Bob Dole chose not to run for a second term, leaving the field open to a slew of candidates, which soon narrowed down to Bush and Arizona Senator John McCain. Bush ultimately prevailed in a landslide, and selected former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield as his running mate. In a contentious, divided primary, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman secured the victory after fending off former Vice President Al Gore and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley. For his running mate, Lieberman chose Vermont Governor Howard Dean, who, ironically, would end up joining the Progressive party in 2003.

In the Constitution Party, former Undersecretary of Education Gary Bauer defeated conservative activist Alan Keyes and former California Congressman Bob Dornan.

This is the most recent election in which all four major candidates are still living.