First, a disclaimer: I was a newly-minted adult in 2000, and the Bush-Gore foray was the first election I was able to throw myself into. I felt taller with my new-found responsibilities as a member of the voting public, and took the matter seriously. I read up on both of the candidates (and Nader, but let’s be serious), and weighed their positives and negatives. I decided on Bush. Not because I had a particular affinity for him or his principles (I think I’ve always been […]