there were good reasons for Gore to select moderate hero Joe Lieberman for his running mate. an attempt to turn further to the left after 8 years of Clinton would not have fared well.
301 - 237
this result is plausible even if Bush just barely wins a popular plurality
I think Kerry would have helped Gore with Nader voters and energizing the base. I also see Kerry helping Gore with moderates due to his war hero status. I really don't see what Lieberman added to the ticket, considering that Gore himself was a centrist.
Lieberman added Jews in Florida.
No, he didn't. Gore essentially got the same % of the Jewish vote that Clinton got in 1992 and 1996.
Yes, he did. It was an accomplishment for Gore to increase his share of the Jewish vote by 1% considering the country as a whole shifted 8 points toward the GOP.
Gore got almost the same PV % in 2000 as Clinton did in 1996. Also, Kerry won nearly as much of the Jewish % four years later despite the fact that the country shifted to the right and that Kerry did not have a Jew on his ticket.
As mentioned, Gore went down nationally but went up slightly in Florida.
Also Kerry was the Jew on his ticket.
