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CAMPUS
THE BATTALION
Republicans control
both House, Senate
(AP)—The last time the Republicans held
the House, Senate and presidency was after
the 1952 election.
In the end, after 2 a.m. EST, it all came
down to Florida. The networks said the state
was Bush’s and it would put him over the top.
AP’s analysis showed the narrowest of mar
gins with final votes still being tallied.
Bush was poised to claim his prize.
Florida had been the epicenter of the cam
paign and Tuesday night was chaotic. At one
point, news organizations said Gore was the
winner, but they backtracked as more votes
were counted and Bush eased ahead.
Deeply divided voters were keeping
Congress under GOP control, by a razor-
thin margin.
Republicans retained control of the Senate
and looked likely to keep a small majority in
the House as well. Bush or
Gore, the next president
will be submitting his first-
year agenda to a deeply di
vided Congress.
Gore won big battle
grounds in Pennsylvania,
Michigan and California
while Bush claimed Texas,
Ohio and a string of small
er states, including Gore’s
Tennessee and Bill Clin
ton’s Arkansas.
“I'm not used
to counting
votes in the elec
toral college/ 7
The presidential race foretold the end to
Bill Clinton’s turbulent eight years in office.
The math was excruciating for both cam
paigns — both candidates were within reach
of an electoral majority, and agonizing defeat.
By midnight EST, Bush had won 29 states for
246 electoral votes of the needed 270. Gore
had won 16 states plus the District of Colum
bia for 237. Florida offered a tantalizing 25
votes to its winner.
“It looks like the candidate who wins Flori
da will be the next president of the United
States,” said Gore spokesman Mark Fabiani,
a practical reality more than a mathematical
certainty.
Maine gave three of its four electoral
votes to Gore, while the final one was still
undecided.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said,
“I’m used to counting the
votes in the Senate and
the House of Representa
tives, but fm not used to
counting votes in the
electoral college.”
As the anxiety
mounted. Bush changed
his plans to watch the re
turns with a large group
of family and friends at
a hotel. He opted instead
for the seclusion of the
— Trent Lott
Senate majority leader
Green Party candidate Ralph Nader had just
3 percent of the national vote, but did well
enough to potentially tip several states to Bush.
The closeness of the day’s voting demon
strated deep division in the country and be
stowed no clear mandate.
Ever confident. Bush went out for dinner
and awaited final returns.
“I don’t believe some of these states that
they called, like Florida,” said the Texas gov
ernor. Regarding the vice president. Bush said,
“I’ve run against a formidable opponent.”
Gore, awaiting returns in Nashville, was
not heard from.
The GOP sought to retain its fragile hold
on Congress and it was projected that the
House would stay in Republican hands, and
likely the Senate too.
Voters settled a full roster of propositions
on the first general election day of the 21st
century. Residents of Colorado and Oregon,
shaken by school shooting rampages, cracked
down on gun show patrons, and sweeping pri
vate school voucher proposals were defeated
in California and Michigan.
Democrats needed to pick up eight seats in
the Senate to wrest control.
In New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton
made history, becoming the nation’s first first
lady to win a Senate seat.
“You taught me, you tested me,” Clinton
told her adopted New Yorkers. “I am deter
mined to make a difference for all of you.”
governor s mansion.
It was no less tense in Democratic head
quarters.
“It will be late and there will be lots of sur
prises,” said Gore campaign chairman
William Daley.
No vote was overlooked. Party sources say
Gore aides called for fresh troops for New
Hampshire get-out-the-vote operations. The
Ted Kennedy campaign sent 250 or so volun
teers — all that for four electoral votes. .
Not that it mattered, but with votes tallied
from 84 percent of the precincts. Bush had
42,357,342 votes and Gore 41,822,893. Nad
er was at 2 percent and Pat Buchanan barely
registered.
Nader said he did not mind that his race
caused electoral mischief, proclaiming, “You
can’t spoil a system spoiled to the core.”
Interviews as voters left their polling
places by Voter News Service said that a can
didate’s position on issues was more influ
ential than his personal qualities, and about
one in five voters did not make up their
minds until the last week. Many of those
tipped toward Gore.
In Senate races, former Virginia Gov.
George Allen ousted Sen. Charles Robb from
the Senate, diminishing Democratic hopes to
regain control. Republicans also picked up a
Democrat seat in Nevada, while Democrats
picked up GOP seats in Florida, Delaware and
Minnesota.
U.S. SENATOR
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 5
Regina Montoya Coggins (D)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 8
Kevin Brady (K)
AILR0AD COMMISSIONER
Charles R. Matthews (R)
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT H
Fred Brown (R)
SHERIFF
Chris Kirk (R)
COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
Gerald L. "Buddy" Winn (D)
PROPOSITION 1, COLISEUM BONDS
Approved
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COUNTY PUBLIC WEIGHER OFFICE
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Ian King, publicity chairman for Aggie Democl
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Democrats, comfort each other while watchim
the election results.
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because she fought for
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women of lexas.
— Phil Cramir
U.S. Senator, R-Texa;[
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show their support for Bush in Austin Tuesday.
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