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The first presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush took place on Tuesday, October 3, 2000, in the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. The debate was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS' The NewsHour, who posed the questions for each candidate.
Because Social Security tax receipts and interest exceed payments, the program also reduces the size of the annual federal budget deficit commonly reported in the media. For example, CBO reported that for fiscal year 2012, the "On-budget Deficit" was $1,151.3 billion. Social Security and the Post Office are considered "Off-Budget".
Gore and Bush participated in three televised debates. A Gallup debate-reaction survey taken right after the first debate found that viewers felt Gore won the debate by 48% to 41%. [37] Media analysis focused on the presentation style of each of the candidates. Issues of style and presentation would continue to be a theme throughout the election.
While Biden did vote for the tax, Vice President Al Gore broke the party-line tie in the deadlocked Senate, and the last Democratic holdout was Nebraska’s Sen. Bob Kerrey, whose vote guaranteed ...
Vice President Al Gore: 46.6 [47] VP Thursday, October 5, 2000 Centre College: Danville, Kentucky: Bernard Shaw: Secretary Dick Cheney Senator Joe Lieberman: 28.5 [47] P2 Wednesday, October 11, 2000 Wake Forest University: Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Jim Lehrer: Governor George W. Bush Vice President Al Gore: 37.5 [47] P3 Tuesday, October 17 ...
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Social Security is an essential part of how people make ends meet in retirement. But many policymakers worry about its ability to keep paying full benefits in the coming decades. Some, including ...
Al Gore would participate in one vice-presidential debate against Vice President Dan Quayle, and Admiral James Stockdale. That debate, as of 2023, was the only televised Vice-Presidential debate with more than two participating candidates.