The 2000 Election: E50 Al Gore Rythm

Remember Shuffle finally turns to the presidential election that started it all (and by “it,” we mean the end of the world), the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. With the help of returning guest @Gluten_Daddy, the Shuffle Bois first attempt to reframe this election in order to look at it without the hindsight that comes with knowing about its dramatic finish. What does an election look like in the age of the Neoliberal consensus? How did third parties affect the race? What was Donald Trump up to at the time? 

They then turn to the controversial finish to this election: the recounts, the hanging chads, and the judicial coups. They ask questions like: what good is the democratic party? Could the Jan 6ers have been on to something? How is the turn of the millennium personified in this election?

This episode also features a small gloating section for making it to 50 episodes. All jokes aside, thank you to all our listeners who’ve been with us and helped us get here.

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00:00:00 Intro 00:14:25 Characters 00:28:45 Reform Primary 00:38:00 Republican Primary 00:45:13 The Campaign 01:13:55 Bush V Gore 01:47:00 Themes