December 13th, 2000
It was a day since Bush v Gore was ruled in favor of Bush
However, there was a problem:
George Bush did not have a mandate
The people voted for Gore
The Senate is tied 50-50
Even with Dick Cheney as a tie-breaker, Bush feared a Democratic resurgence in 2002
Bush had to do the right thing, something that will make the Gore people calm down, as they were pretty angry
"I will not run in 2004"
-President-elect George Bush in his victory speech