![]() ![]() PAUL SOLMAN: But now, suddenly, the government is running a surplus: an estimated $230 billion this year alone, and, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office, roughly four and a half trillion dollars over the next decade. A problem the NewsHour's Paul Solman reported on the day of the first debate. JIM LEHRER: One of the top issues of the 2000 campaign was what to do with the federal budget surplus. You really go into the debate thinking about how do you make sure you speak as clearly as possible and it is really a process of quick reaction and clear thinking and then trying to make sure that you are able to lay it out so the average guy can understand what you are saying. BUSH: You know, I didn't go into the debates that way. I could make a mistake, give a bad answer, do something dumb or do something inappropriate and blow the whole thing." JIM LEHRER: Were there moments in any of these debates when you thought, "Oh my, the whole election, the whole nine yards is on the line here. Bush did talk with us at the White House. JIM LEHRER: The candidates agreed to three October debates which I was asked to moderate, the first at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.įor the record we invited Vice President Gore several times to share with us his debate experiences but each time he declined. This nation wants a new change for a better tomorrow. This nation does not want four more years of Clinton/Gore. BUSH: We need a new leader, a new attitude, a new way of conducting the nation's business by bringing people together. JIM LEHRER: Republicans chose a familiar name for their candidate, George Bush, son of the 41st president, the twice elected governor of Texas who cast himself as a Washington outsider. I'm asking for your votes on the basis of the better, fairer, stronger economy that we'll create together. I am not asking for your votes on the basis of the economy we have. This election is not an award for past performance. Vice President Al Gore was the Democratic candidate for president in that October of 2000 campaign.ĪL GORE: We need to make sure nobody is left behind and I'll tell you this, I am not satisfied. That was before there was 9/11 when the calm and much of the good feeling was blown away. Americans mostly felt good about themselves and their place in the world. JIM LEHRER: The 2000 presidential debates came at a time of relative calm. ![]()
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