Presidential Debate, October 17, 2000
MODERATOR: Governor Bush, what will be your foreign policy in this administration?
BUSH: Well, I think we need to pull back a bit. We're too involved in other nation's affairs, and I'd like to focus on domestic policy if elected President.
Election experts would look back at this exchange as what cost George W. Bush the presidency - his remark alienated hawks and moderates alike, who deemed him too isolationist, especially with terrorism on the rise.
Election Night, November 7, 2000
6:00 PM EST
TOM BROKAW: Hello, I'm Tom Brokaw, and you're watching NBC News. Tonight, we're covering the election results. Polls have just closed in Indiana and Kentucky. We can forecast that Governor Bush has won both states.
7:00 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have just closed in Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Presidential races are too close to call in Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Virginia. We can project that Governor Bush has won South Carolina, and that Vice President Gore has won Vermont.
7:25 PM EST
BROKAW: We can forecast that Governor Bush has won the state of Virginia.
7:30 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. All three states are too close to call.
7:32 PM EST
BROKAW: We can forecast that Governor Bush has won the state of Georgia.
7:58 PM EST
BROKAW: We can forecast that Governor Bush has won the state of North Carolina.
8:00 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Alabama, Maine, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee are too close to call. Vice President Gore has won the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia. Governor Bush has won the states of Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
8:25 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the state of Alabama.
8:30 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in Arkansas, although the state is still too close to call.
8:35 PM EST
BROKAW: Vice President Gore has won the state of Maine.
8:49 PM EST
BROKAW: Vice President Gore has won the state of Pennsylvania.
9:00 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Vice President Gore has won the states of New York and Rhode Island, while Governor Bush has won Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The states of Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin are too close to call.
9:17 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the states of Ohio and Tennessee.
9:36 PM EST
BROKAW: Vice President Gore has won the state of Minnesota.
10:00 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, and Utah. Governor Bush has won the states of Idaho, Montana, and Utah, while Iowa, and Nevada remain too close to call.
10:05 PM EST
BROKAW: Vice President Gore has won the state of New Hampshire.
10:07 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the state of Missouri.
10:11 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the state of West Virginia.
10:21 PM EST
BROKAW: Vice President Gore has won the state of New Mexico.
11:00 PM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Vice President Gore has won the states of California and Hawaii, while Oregon and West Virginia remain too close to call.
11:12 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the state of Colorado.
11:20 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the state of Nevada.
11:46 PM EST
BROKAW: Governor Bush has won the states of Arizona and Arkansas.
November 8, 2000 12:00 AM EST
BROKAW: Polls have now closed in Alaska. We can project that Governor Bush has won that state.
12:09 AM EST
BROKAW: We can now project that Vice President Gore has won the state of Washington.
1:15 AM EST
BROKAW: We can now project that Vice President Gore has won the state of Oregon.
1:47 AM EST
BROKAW: We can now project that Vice President Gore has won the state of Wisconsin.
2:04 AM EST
BROKAW: We can now project that Vice President Gore has won the state of Iowa. Just one state remains too close to call - the state of Florida.
2:17 AM EST
BROKAW: This just in, we have breaking news. NBC News can now project that Vice President Al Gore has won the state of Florida, and thus the presidency.
